Teams Six, Seven and what Naruto had dubbed Team Zabuza walked through Konoha's open East Gate, "Welcome to Konoha," Asuma said while Yūgao signed them in, "Come on. Pops is gonna want to talk to ya after we give our report."
Zabuza nodded, and the twelve Shinobi moved through the village with several civilians and even some Shinobi stoping what they were doing to stare at the group containing so many Clan Heirs, the Hokage's son, Konoha's only S-Rank Kunoichi, a group of Nuke-Nin and the Blond Prankster that they still weren't sure about. A couple months ago he was just the Demon Brat but now they knew he was the son of Kushina Uzumaki and the Heir of Konoha's Sister Village. Some still hated him out of principle and habit but others were starting to think about details they've always known but never thought important.
Such as the fact he's always worn the Uzumaki Spiral on his back even before he'd gotten his bright orange outfit. As the group moved towards the Hokage Tower, three kids ran forward, these being Konohamaru and his friends Moegi and Udon, "Hey Big Bro," Konohamaru cheered as the three surrounded Naruto, "Back from a new mission?"
"Yup," Naruto chuckled as he ruffled Konohamaru's hair much to the kids squawking annoyance, "Had to go back up Lord Emo here."
Sasuke scoffed, "More like had to back up Dog Breath and Lazyass."
"Just wait until our next sparring session, Candlestick," Kiba replied, having adopted Akamaru's nickname for the Uchiha, "You'll be eating dirt before five minutes is up."
As the Inuzuka and Uchiha glared at each other Shikamaru groaned, "Troublesome."
The kids chucked, "Oh yeah. Before I forget your sis, Karin moved on to the Intermediate classes for new Medics," Moegi giggled with a bright smile, her red hair pulled back into two prongs giving her hair a 'V' shape.
"Already?" Naruto inquired with a raised eyebrow, "She's improving quickly. Then again she does have incredible control over her Chakra. I'm still trying to catch up and I can make more Shadow Clones then she can!"
Gōzu chuckled, "You Uzumaki are monsters with your amount of Chakra and yet you've got enough Chakra to outpace your sibling?" He used his free hand to ruffle Naruto's hair. Team Zabuza had grown somewhat fond of the blond kid. How could they not when his enthusiasm and joyful personality was so damn infectious? "Just try not to blow too much of the place up when you're a Jonin alright kid?"
"No promises~" Naruto cackled, making his teammates, the Demon Brothers, and Haku shake their heads while Kiba, Akamaru and the kids chuckled. Sasuke scoffed, while Shikamaru just stuck his hands into pockets and mumbled something.
"So who are the brats? Zabuza grunted, getting the three kids to glare at him.
"My nephew Konohamaru and his friends," Asuma stated as he ruffled Konohamaru's already messed up hair, "I see you're not wearing your dad's old scarf. Good. Let yourself grow into it first. Moegi, Udon, good to see you again. You three staying out of trouble?"
"Well… we have started pranking those who deserve it," Moegi giggled.
"Naruto… you're a bad influence," Shikamaru grunted.
"So training in stealth, trap making, psychoanalysis, espionage and let's not forget agility is a waste of time?" Naruto replied with a smirk making all the other Shinobi look at him stunned.
"Damn kid, that's one interesting view on what others would see as a waste of time," Meizu chuckled, "But I can't say you're wrong."
"Where does psychoanalysis, and agility training come in?" Haku inquired.
"Running away if you're caught!" Konohamaru cheered, "We can already outrun all the civilians, and some Genin."
"As for the psychoanalysis… well how else are you going to make the perfect prank that can turn an entire day on its head?" Hinata asked with a grin, getting shocked looks from Team Six.
"Perhaps we should plan something new?" Shino suggested, "It has been a while since our last group prank."
Yūgao beamed while Asuma sighed, "Troublesome."
Zabuza shook his head, "Leave it to an Uzumaki to turn something so childish into Shinobi training."
A couple minutes later and the group was at the base of the tower, "We should head up to the Hokage's office," Yūgao said, "Give him the report and news directly."
"See ya Big Bro!" Konohamaru said as the three kids ran off.
On the way up the tower they met a tall man wearing dark clothes, with a bandana covering his head, "Asuma, Yūgao," He greeted before giving the newcomers a calculating look, "Zabuza Momochi, and the Demon Brothers. Considering your not in chains I assume there's an interesting story behind this."
"That's one way to put it," Zabuza scoffed, "Morino Ibiki. Konoha's Demonic Bear and head of T&I. Not gonna lie, I've been wanting to meet you outside of your little playroom."
Ibiki gave a dark chuckle that made the Genin and Haku shudder a little, "I might take you up on that offer for a chat. For now though I've got a couple more guests I need to see too," With that Ibiki walked up the wall and around the group as he made his way back to T&I.
Asuma shook his head, "I don't know if I've ever seen Ibiki take a liking to someone that quickly."
"I don't know if that's good or bad," Yūgao agreed with a sigh.
When Hiruzen's secretary saw the large group she alerted the Hokage before motioning for the group to head in. When the door opened Hiruzen was sitting behind his desk that as always was full of paperwork and smoking his pipe, "Welcome back everyone, and to our guests I welcome you to Konoha. Now before we get to why one of the Seven Swordsmen and his compatriots are here, let's go over the report shall we?"
Once the report was given Hiruzen ran a hand through his beard, "I am most impressed with you all. You kept your cool, worked together and fought off opponents with far more experience. Very well done Genin of Konoha. As for our new potential Shinobi… that will cause some problems with Kiri… however considering they're in the middle of a Civil War we don't have to worry about that for now. For now I have no problem welcoming you as Shinobi of Konoha, but you will be shadowed by Anbu for sometime as a standard precaution."
"Understandable," Zabuza replied as he crossed his arms, "I'd do the same thing in your position. Oh and before I forget. If anyone else even thinks of forcing my daughter into a CRA then tell them that as Proxy of the Yuki Clan I can and will challenge them and only them to an Honor Duel."
"An Honor Duel?" Hiruzen inquired, "I've not heard of the practice."
"It's something Yagura came up with in his early days as Mizukage," Gōzu explained, "As a way to cut down on Shinobi Clans starting long lasting feuds. For Clans each side chooses one Champion to fight for them from their forces and the two fight sometimes to the death. In the case of individuals then the Challenger can state that the Chalengee has to fight themselves instead of choosing a Champion."
"And is the battle always through combat?" Hiruzen inquired.
"No. It depends on the Challenger," Meizu replied, "So in the case of a Chunin challenging a Jonin it could be something as simple as a game of cards or an obstacle course. But knowing Zabuza…"
"It would be combat," Zabuza chuckled darkly, "I may be the bastard kid of the Yuki Clan but I still have pride in the family I've chosen," He then put a hand on Haku's shoulder causing her to blush slightly.
Hiruzen smiled, "Perfectly understandable. Perhaps I'll add Honor Duels to Konoha's laws only these battles won't be to the death. Mantis," The named Anbu seemed to phase out of the wall, "Please escort our new allies to a hotel after getting them the necessary identification… and paperwork."
Zabuza rolled his eyes, "Of course… there's always more Kami damned paperwork."
"Not bad little bro," Tayuya said after Naruto finished recounting his latest mission, "Taking on a member of the Yuki Clan is no easy feat, even if she wasn't 'traditionally' trained. From what little I know about them, I'm guessing Haku is around Elite Chunin level."
"Hey, I didn't do it alone," Naruto chuckled, "Shino and Hinata did their part too."
"Doesn't change the fact you three took on and beat two solid Chunin level opponents and now an Elite Chunin," Karin stated as she adjusted her glasses in a way that caught the like making her glasses shine and hiding her eyes for a moment.
"So just shut up and accept the praise!" Tayuya laughed, making her younger siblings sigh and shake their heads, "And now the others know about you having two contracts."
"Speaking off… if you don't mind me asking. Who are your go to summons for the two clans?" Karin asked.
"Well… honestly I've been training more with the Foxes. In fact there's a group of nine I tend to work with the most," Naruto said scratching the back of his head, "There is one dragon I tend to train with called Milly so I guess they're my go to?"
"Can we meet them?" Karin asked.
"Better question. Why haven't you introduced us to them before?" Tayuya asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I've been busy!" Naruto replied as he threw his hands in the air, making Tayuya snicker. Naruto's scowl then turned into his fox-like grin, "You want to meet them… fine," Biting his thumb he then went through the hand signs, "Summoning Jutsu!" An explosion of smoke filled the room. When the smoke dissipated nine foxes, one of whom had two tails while the rest had three. The two tail was smaller than the others light brown fur, large ears and a surprising amount of fur for a fox only a little bigger than Akamaru especially around the neck.
The next one was a bright red fox, with three yellow tipped tails and two small streams of black smoke slowly rising out of the corners of their mouth though strangely it didn't rise more than four inches above the Fox before vanishing. The third one has gray fur on top and dark red fur on their chest and inner legs, with pure white lightning bolts on their sides, and a short spiky tail. The next one was similar to the one with the lightning bolts, save for no lightning bolt pattern, a longer tail, having fins on their ears, the back of their legs and going down their spine.
The next one had dark, almost pitch black fur with the faintest silver spots almost like stars, and pale eyes as if the fox had the Byakugan. The next member of the group has light gray and tan fur, a pearlescent gem in the center of their forehead and the oddest bit was a single long and thin tail that split off into three white tips. The next member looked similar to the ones with fins save for having small leaves growing around their legs and a faint aromatic scent around them.
Second to last was a snow white fox with icy blue highlights on their paws, tail, back and what seemed to be a slight mist could be seen coming out of their mouth in rhythm with their breath. The last one's body was similar to the one with smoke leaving their mouth only they had soft white fur with their paws and tip of their tail being pink with a light blue and white bow tied around their left ear.
The one with large ears turned to look at Naruto, "Is there something you need Naruto?"
Naruto gave a small nod before looking back at his sisters, "Let me introduce the Elemental Pack. First the Vixens of the group Hiken the fire specialist, Kageken the stealth specialist, and Gensōken the Genjutsu specialist," The smoking, black and three pronged tail foxes smiled at the pair with Hiken blowing out a small bit of smoke that took the form of the Uzumaki Spiral.
"Next we have Kebaken who's a jack of all trade master of none, Kaminariken the lightning specialist, Mizuken the water specialist, Mokuzaiken who somehow uses the Mokuton, and Hyoken who like Haku uses the Hyoton," Naruto introduced with the foxes greeting the two girls, "And last but not least we have Yōseiken who uses Genjutsu like Gensōken however is more of a espionage and as strange as this might sound seducer."
"How can a fox seduce a human?" Tayuya asked, though it was obvious it was more out of curiosity than anything else.
All the foxes gave large grins as Yōseiken leapt for a nearby chair spun in the air and in a quick flash of light a buxom woman with deep red hair in a loose kimono with a black lacy choker sat on the comfortable chair. Her pose and expression gave the air that she could seduce just about anyone she wanted. As she looked at the three with a smile she said in a soft musical voice, "Does this answer your question dear? If not then perhaps something more… masculine? Male, female.. It's all the same to me~"
Karin and Tauya looked at the woman, both with beet red faces and a small trickle of blood escaping Tayuya's nose, "I… I retract my previous question," Tayuya said as she swallowed trying to moisten her suddenly dry throat.
All the foxes chuckled, "Naruto had a similar reaction to Yōseiken," Hiken smirked, "Yōseiken has made her profession all about seduction and information gathering, and everyone is more inclined to loosen their lips when hormones run high."
"Doubly so if alcohol is involved," Kageken giggled, "You can guess where she does most of her work with that in mind."
Karin shook her head, "I mean… Kusa had a Seduction Corp which did basically the same thing but I don't know if Konoha has one too."
"We do," Tayuya smirked, "Anko's mentioned a couple friends of hers who work in that group… Also, are we just going to ignore the fact that there are foxes who can use the fucking Mokuton and Hyoton bloodlines?"
"I was wondering if you'd mention that," Mokuzaiken grinned, "What did you think those abilities were human only?"
"Honestly… yeah?" Karin said, "I never thought about the possibility of someone from the summoning clans being able to use them."
"It's rare, yeah," Hyoken said as he licked a paw, "But still more common than with humans. Apart from myself I know of a couple members of the Tiger, Monkey, Dragon and Wolf Clans who can use Hyoton and the same is true for Mokuton users."
"Well it's nice to finally meet Naruto's siblings," Kageken said as Kebaken leapt onto the couch before lying on Tayuya's lap, "He keeps talking about the two of you when we're taking brakes… Oh I forgot. Naruto, did your friend Hinata sign that contract you found after you beat the Gekiryū brothers?"
"Honestly, no clue," Naruto shrugged, "She said it was the Tiger Contract but she hasn't said anything about signing it."
"She most likely has and is just waiting to show it off at the Chunin exams," Mizuken said as he sat down.
"Anything else you needed, Naruto?" Kaminariken asked as he continually shifted about making Tayuya and Karin wonder at the fact that someone had more energy than Naruto.
"Not really, Big Sis just mentioned that I hadn't introduced any of you to them yet," Naruto said.
Gensōken nodded, "Well sadly some of us need to get back…" She then grinned, "We're planning a large prank spree on the toads."
"If you don't mind I think I'll stay," Kebaken said, "Been a while since I've had a chance to just… relax ya know?"
Yōseiken returned to her normal form, moving over to lay on Karin's lap and said, "I think I'll stay as well. Naruto told us a little of how he's treated but I want to see what else I can dig up."
"Good," Hiken grinned, "The more we know, the more we can do to get the Monkeys, and Toads to do to make up for it," The room was then full of the sound of laughing foxes as smoke filled the room and in moments the room was suddenly silent.
"... Naruto your fox friends are somewhat terrifying," Tayuya stated as she absentmindedly scratched Kebaken behind the ears, "I fucking love it!"
"I wish I could join in on the pranking spree on the toads," Tamamo said, her voice echoing through Naruto's head, "So are you going to tell them?"
"So… remember how I said that I don't have the Kyuubi sealed in me?" Naruto asked slowly.
"Yeah… you've got the Boss Summons of the Foxes," Tayuya said before she paused, "Wait… how did you summon Tamamo when she's sealed inside you?"
"Well… the Summoning Realms are both part of this world yet at the same time separate right?" Naruto asked and Karin's eyes widened as the implication hit her.
"Since Tamamo is sealed inside you… she's in a similar state, therefore if you summon her you're bypassing the normal restrictions of removing the Biju!"
"Yeah… well within the next couple months, Tamamo and the Kyuubi are going to have to switch positions. The Kyuubi needs to be on Earth so nature doesn't get fucked up. He can stay in the Summoning Realms for some time but…" Naruto stated before he shrugged.
"And time's running out…" Tayuya said with a nod, "Honestly I wondered if that would be the case. So when is the switch going to happen?"
"Either this month or next month," Naruto said, "Honestly I think the sooner the better as that'll give me more time to adapt…"
"At least you'll have at least a month to get back to full strength before the Chunin Exams," Karin said.
"What kind of complications do you expect?" Yōseiken asked.
"Mostly just needing to retrain some Chakra Control as the Kyuubi's Chakra is pure Nature Chakra. Tamamo's been entering her Sage Mode a couple times a week for the past couple years to help my body get used to it, but it's still going to mess with me," Naruto explained.
"She's the Fox Sage?" Karin asked, "Is it safe to assume she's already been teaching you the basics?"
"Yeah… and the basics start with meditation," Naruto grunted, "You have to stay perfectly still, quelling ALL movement. Including the unconscious twitches."
"Sounds like a pain in the fucking ass," Tayuya said.
"Trust me… it is," Kebaken agreed, "All foxes need to learn the basics as just learning to stay still helps in stealth… and pranks. They can't hear you if you don't move."
Yōseiken then got up and shook herself, "Well I'm going into town. Naruto I'll let you know before I leave," She then jumped to the floor and left the room.
"Depending on what form Yōseiken takes…. Someone is going to be very happy and very drunk while losing a lot of ryo… but if she's in a bad mood… they're in for a whole lot of pain," Kebaken sighed.
"Too bad we won't get to see it," Tayuya snickered, "So how about introducing us to your dragon friend Milly?"
"Alright. Summoning Jutsu!" This time when the smoke cleared, there was a quadruped purple dragon about half as tall as Tsume canine partner Kuromaru with dark blue belly, with six horns, two at the top, two on the sides and two at the lower back heads, teal eyes, four foot long wings, dagger like spikes at the wing's wrist, and a similar dagger like blade at the tip of her tail. She also wore four Fuinjutsu covered silver bracelets, one around her neck, two around her front legs and one around her tail.
After looking around before focusing her gaze on Naruto she said, "Guessing your sister's finally said something about meeting your go to summons?"
"Yup," Naruto replied, "They've already met the Elemental Pack."
"And now it's my turn," Milly nodded and turned to Naruto's sisters and gave Kebaken a nod, "Well as you've no doubt heard my name is Milly. I primarily use a Shadow Style Jutsu which is a mix of Yin and Earth Chakra, Wind Jutsu, Genjutsu with a focus on inducing fear in my targets, and Poison Release which is a combination of Water, Fire and Lightning Chakra."
"So you're Milly," Karin stated, "My partner in the Dragon Clan Prism-Scale once mentioned that Naruto was training with one of the Poison Users."
"Really? Lin-Lin didn't say jack shit about who Naruto was working with," Tayuya grunted, "Bet she's getting a kick out of keeping me in the dark."
"Yeah… that sounds like something she'd do," Milly sighed as she shook her head. Turning back she glared at Naruto, "So… why haven't you summoned any of us for battle yet? Koumori wouldn't shut up when you summoned him to send a message!"
"I haven't had a need to yet!" Naruto replied once more, throwing his hands in the air, "So far, even against Chunin, Shino, Hinata and I have had everything under control!"
Milly snorted, "As many of your ancestors have said for their fights. You keep forgetting that you don't need to summon us just to turn the tables! We like combat and being on Earth just as much as you do! So stop being a dumbass and let us help you damn it!"
"Ha! She tells you off the same way I do!" Tayuya laughed, "Do any of the Elemental Pack do that as well?"
"Kageken, Hyoken, and Hiken," Kebaken stated his voice neutral, "While Gensōken, Mizuken and I keep them in line. Kaminariken, Mokuzaiken and Yōseiken don't need to be monitored as much even if Kaminariken has WAY too much energy for his own good."
"I just thought of something…" Tayuya said slowly as an evil grin slowly spread over her face, "I wonder if Yōseiken's ever managed to scam Jiraiya!"
Milly perked up at that as a similar grin appeared, "I'll have to ask next time I see her… or him… depends on their mood. I know one thing… I can't wait for that old fool to learn just how much he fucked up."
"I think we're ALL looking forward to that," Karin stated as she adjusted her glasses so the reflecting light once more hid her eyes, "Apart from the fool of a Sage though… Are you planning to announce your heritage?"
"Oh I've got a plan for that," Naruto grinned. Holding up a hand there was a puff of smoke and a slightly larger than normal Kunai with a tri pronged blade appeared, "Found this in Mom and Dad's old room along with his notes for the Jutsu that made him famous."
"Are you going to use them?" Milly asked.
"Eh. I don't want to be seen as a mini him," Naruto shrugged with the tri-pronged kunai vanishing, "I am going to use the Rasengan though, once Hinata, Shino or I figure out how to use and complete it."
"Complete it?" Kebaken asked as he tilted his head, "What do you mean?"
"Ok for context the Rasengan is based on an ability that all the Biju know called the Bijudama or Tailed Beast Ball, " Naruto explained, "It's made of pure Yin and Yang Chakra, while the Rasengan is pure non elemental Chakra. Both are made by condensing Chakra into a sphere but while I don't know exactly how the Bijudama is made, the Rasengan is made by focusing Chakra around a single point above the palm…"
"So… it's incomplete because it has no element?" Milly asked, "It's just raw Chakra?"
"Basically," Naruto shrugged, "Dad had several notes about the ability but none on how he learned how to make it… which is extremely annoying."
"Yeah considering you'd basically have to reverse engineer it!" Tayuya nodded, "Have you shown the notes to Yūgao?"
"Yeah. I did when she helped me move in," Naruto said, "She did say she's planning a special training session tomorrow and you two could join if you wanted."
"Wonder if it has anything to do with what we were just discussing," Karin giggled.
"Who knows," Milly said, "Do you think she'd mind if Kebaken and I watch?"
"I doubt it," Naruto said wondering if Karin was right and the training session did have something to do with the Rasengan.
Author's Notes:
From what I could find 'Ken ken' is the Onomatopoeia for foxes similar to how 'Gero Gero' is for fogs and 'nya nya' is for cats, as for this group… well if it's not obvious they're based on some of my favorite Pokemon… and yes Milly's design is based on Cynder from the PS2 Spyro games.
As for what kind of foxes they are. For the translation I used Wordhippo
Kebaken is a Fennec Fox [Keba is Japanese for Fluff]
Hiken is a Red fox. [Hi means Fire]
Kaminariken is a A Gray fox, [Kaminari is japanese for lightning]
Mizuken is a Crab-Eating also called a Wood Fox. [Mizu is japanese for Water]
Kageken is a Gray fox, with a darker coat [Kage is japanese for shadow]
Gensōken is a Sechuran fox [Gensō is one of the Japanese words for illusion]
Mokuzaiken is a Crab-Eating/Wood fox. [Mokuzai is japanese for wood]
Hyoken is an Arctic Fox. [Hyo is japanese for ice]
Yōseiken is a Red fox. [Yōsei is japanese for Fairy/sprite/elf] is also gender fluid but as I was writing with they/them pronouns I was making myself confused so went with using the pronouns for their current form. I did a little research to see if that's correct and I think I'm doing it correctly. If I'm not then I apologize.
