Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Vixens and Kitsune ❯ Chapter 2

The day dawned bright and clear as Naruto snuggled back into the warmth of his bed, feeling two strong arms wrap contentedly around him.

 

Wait a second… Twin blue eyes swept the nearly vacant bedroom before settling on a ceramic mask depicting a cats face. “ANBU?” He murmured, tensing in alarm.

 

“Naruto kun,” the drowsy female voice murmured from behind him. “You still have a few hours before your team selection. Why don't you go back to sleep?”

 

“Um, Neko chan-“ The dark haired kunoichi cut him off.

 

“Naruto kun, Neko is my ANBU identity. For your safety and mine, I must insist you call me by my civilian name, Uzuki Yugao.”

 

“Yugao chan, not that I mind, but why are you in my bed?” Naruto asked, carefully twisting around to face the older woman.

 

“Hokage sama sent me to watch over you, and you looked cold,” Yugao pouted as she ran her fingers through his hair absently. “Besides, you smell nice.” She murmured nuzzling the inside of Naruto's neck as she inhaled his scent.

 

“I had extra blankets, but thank you. This is very nice.” Naruto murmured, settling into Yugao's comforting embrace.

 

~*~

 

Elsewhere a wizened old man observed the scene with curious amusement. “Not very professional, Neko.” The third Hokage murmured as he peered into his scrying crystal. What could have possessed you to… unless he got those traits from his mother. Sarutobi watched the cuddling couple a moment longer. If Naruto notices anything else off, perhaps it might be wise to arrange a visit to the Uzumaki estates. With those thoughts he called for Neko's relief to send her directly to him for debriefing.

 

~*~

 

Two hours, a ramen free breakfast, and a pleasantly crowded shower later, the last caused by Yugao's insistence of watching over Naruto and her need to clean up before donning her ANBU attire once more, the pair stood in Naruto's shadowed hallway away from prying eyes.

 

“You will be a great man, Uzumaki Naruto,” The dark haired kunoichi murmured, tying the blonde's hiate firmly about his forehead. “And I hope to be there to see that greatness.” With that she tipped his head back and pressed her lips firmly to his own. “For luck,” She ran her hand across his whisker marked cheeks before fixing her mask upon her face. “for both of us.”

 

Naruto stammered. “N-Neko chan.” Neko lightly pressed a slim finger to his lips, silencing him.

 

“If you wait much longer, you'll be late Uzumaki san.” Neko chuckled mirthfully as Naruto shook himself from his stupor and hopped nimbly out of his window, roofhopping to the academy as Neko ascended to the roof to meet her relief, an ANBU in a bear mask.

 

“Heh, running late again.” Bear chuckled. “Anyway, Neko, Hokage sama asked me to send you to him for debriefing.”

 

Neko nodded calmly as the pair went their separate ways, but couldn't help but feel some trepidation at this change in her routine.

 

~*~

 

Naruto slid the classroom door open and slipped inside with a comfortable time margin, thanks to some careful shortcuts.

 

It feels like my mind is clearer. Naruto thought, surveying his classmates. But Kyu chan said that reorganizing my mind would take a couple of days. So either she got done sooner than we thought or she did something else. Naruto's thoughts were interrupted as his eyes fell on a pale eyed kunoichi, Hyuga Hinata. The only girl in class who isn't crazy… about… Sasuke… DAMN IT! HOW COULD I NOT HAVE SEEN THAT! Naruto mentally slapped himself “All the pieces have always been in front of you, but you've always lacked one critical element to bring them all together.” Isn't that what Kyu chan said?

 

“Hey Naruto.” Nara Shikamaru looked up from his desk. “Heard you failed.”

 

“Aced a makeup.” Naruto said casually tapping his knuckle against his hiate.

 

“Looks pretty beat up for a brand new genin.” The lazy boy said with a grin. “ But I bet you'll do it justice.”

 

Naruto just grinned and headed up the aisles towards Hinata. “ Um Hinata chan, this is really rude on my part, but you're sitting in my favorite chair.” Naruto scratched the back of his head and blushed. “Do you think I could sit there one last time, for old times sakes?”

 

Hinata, too surprised to question why her usual seat with its perfect view for Naruto kun watching had suddenly attracted the blonde's attention, gracefully stood and stepped aside, letting Naruto slide into the chair.

 

“Ahh… almost perfect.” He smiled before moving with lightening quickness to pull Hinata into his lap. “Yup, now it's just right.” He said loud enough for their classmates to hear.

 

“N-Naruto kun?” The quiet girl stammered.

 

“You know, I really do like this chair,” Naruto dropped his voice to a seductive purr and whispered in the blushing girl's ear. “But I like what's in it so much more.” The dark haired youth squirmed, feeling the blood rush to her head. “Hina chaaaan… if you faint, I can't enjoy your company.” The blonde whispered with a knowing look.

 

Miraculously, Hinata did remain conscious, forcibly pushing the blood back where it belonged as Iruka entered the classroom. “All right, settle down every- Hinata, would you like to take a proper seat?” Naruto sputtered as he was repeated smacked by her whipping tresses as she indicated a negative.

 

“I'll let her go when her sensei comes.” Naruto promised. Iruka sighed and launched into a long speech about the responsibilities of genin ninjas, or something. Naruto didn't notice as he was happy holding Hinata, and she was likewise occupied snuggling into the blonde's embrace.

 

“Team Seven is Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura, and Inuzuka Kiba. Your sensei is Hatake Kakashi.”

 

“HACHA! TRUE LOVE CONQUERS ALL!” Sakura shrieked.

 

“Not sure who I pity more, the boys or Akamaru.” Naruto murmured teasing Hinata's neck with his nose. “That shriek couldn't have been good for the ears.”

 

“Team eight is Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Choji, and Aburime Shino. Your sensei is Sarutobi Asuma.”

 

“Hmm, nice and level headed bunch.” The blonde commented nibbling on his companion's ear absently. Unnoticed Hinata's eyes fluttered back in her head.

 

“Team nine is still in circulation from last year. Team ten is Yamanaka Ino, Hyuga Hinata, and Uzumaki Naruto. Your sensei is Yuhi Kurenai. I wish you all the best of luck in your ninja careers.”

 

“What luck, Hinata!” Naruto's chuckle sent chills down the kunoichi's spine. “It seems I don't have to let you go just yet.”

 

Hinata's reply was anything but coherent.

 

Naruto however did loosen his grasp as his stomach growled. “Oh bother. Hey Hina, you wanna get some lunch? My treat.” Hinata nodded, not trusting herself to produce anything more than a very contented purr. “Ino, you wanna come with?”

 

“It's bad enough that I'm stuck on a team with you. I don't have to socialize with you too.” Ino sniffed. “Besides, I don't like ramen.”

 

“Who said ramen? I was gonna take suggestions.”

 

“And Hinata is so all over you she'd agree to anything you want.” Ino retorted.

 

“Then she gets the first suggestion.” Naruto shrugged, gently setting the dazed indigo haired kunoichi on her feet. “I gotta run back to my apartment for my wallet.”

 

“You idiot! How are we supposed decide on lunch if you're not here?” Ino yelled. “And for that matter, what if our sensei comes while we're at lunch?”

 

“Relax Ino! I got both covered. KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!” An instant later four Naruto's stood in the classroom. “There! No problems.”

 

“And how are clones supposed help? They aren't… even… real?” Ino trailed off as two of the clones each caressed a cheek with a knuckle.

 

“Are you sure about that, Ino chan?” The clones said in unison with a sunny smile on their identical faces.

 

“What are they?” Ino stared.

 

“Shadow clones. I'll explain everything about them later, but the important part is, if you hit them hard enough to dispel them, their knowledge comes back to me. See where I'm going?”

 

“So while you're getting your wallet, we can decide where to go, and then this guy can tell you.” Ino said, nodding in understanding. “But what about Kurenai sensei?”

“We're on that.” One clone said.

 

“When Kurenai sensei comes, if you're not back yet we can either get a meeting location or have her wait here.” The other clone replied.

 

“But why two?” Hinata asked, coming back to her senses.

 

“Because it's bad form to leave a lady unattended.” The clone said pushing Naruto out into the hall. “Now get going, boss!”

 

The blond staggered out the room only to come face to face with Shikamaru, looking as bored as ever “Naruto, got a second?” The lanky teen queried, pushing off the wall.

 

“Sure, if you don't mind walking and talking.” Naruto said, moving swiftly down the hall.

“It won't take long. Ino's a good friend of ours and we honestly figured that we'd be there to watch her back since our fathers had been on a team together, we had always assumed they'd do the same with us.” Shikamaru ran his fingers through his hair. “I guess what I'm asking is for you to watch over Ino for us. Not that she needs it, but her family's techniques leave her very vulnerable.”

 

“I get what you're saying.” Naruto said, grasping Shikamaru's shoulders firmly. “And I promise, I'll do my very best to protect everyone!”

 

“All I can ask of you, man. Good luck, though.” He chuckled as he waved and walked away. “You'll need it.”

 

~*~

 

Our favorite blonde shinobi found the third unexpected surprise of the day when he slipped back into his apartment window and found four ninja's moving about in his apartment. “Um… who are you guys?”

 

“Ninja movers, kid.” A woman said brusquely, filling a bag with stacks of discarded ramen cups.

 

“Why am I being moved?” Naruto asked grabbing his froggy wallet, Ganna chan as a younger girl passed by, loading a box full of clothes from his bedroom. “Did I get evicted?”

 

The leader pulled the boy out the way as another male passed with more of the youth's belongings. “Nah it's nothing like that. The Hokage is trying something new, see? He wants the new genin teams to live together.” The man said.

 

Naruto reacted to this the only way he thought appropriate. “Hoo boy.”

 

A/N: Yowzah! I can't believe that my little bit of ninja smut would be so popular. 1240 hits, 38 reviews, 4 C2's, 31 favorite listings and 64 alerts! This really strokes my ego. And stroked egos mean I work harder!

 

I have to take a minute to thank Jonakhensu, and his fic Kyuubi no Cabbit. Naruto has the same team and sensei as this one and the personal interaction is top notch. Keep up the good work and I apologize in advance if I appropriate anything overmuch from your work

 

Let's see, to all those who ask me to write more. I've got chapter three written and ready for final edits and posting as I work on chapter four. I am, however, posting on a schedule. So just trust me to have something waiting in the wings and wait for the schedule.

 

Let's see. Spear-of-the-doomed brings up some interesting speculation on the possibility of Naruto ascending to the rank of Hokage, and a series of very plausible prerequisites. However, given Naruto's status as village pariah, I personally believe that those in power would do whatever possible to keep him down. The civilian populace already refuses him service or sells him clothing guaranteed to make him an oversized target. I mean really, bright orange in a village of trees and leaves? Why the hell do they even have orange?

 

Onto other matters, people seem to be having trouble with the fact that I made some of the characters so young and (presumably) sexually active. The thing that one must keep in mind is that Konoha is a ninja village. Theoretically, any one of the new genin teams could be sent out to kill a bunch of bandits prowling the roads. Now in all practicality, that wouldn't happen as higher rank ninjas would likely be dispatched, but the fact remains that graduating from the Academy and becoming a shinobi is a rite of passage in this world that marks you as an adult. Several characters have already been dealing with adult situations, Naruto and Sasuke each living alone from a very young age, and even Ino, helping in the flower shop to supplement her families income. The fact remains that though they are adults in their culture, they're still teenagers with a double curse of their hormones and the knowledge that any day could be their last.

 

Concerning Yugao and her actions, that will be fully explained later, but take note that the most sexual thing they did was shower together and Naruto was too busy pondering the oddness of it all to consciously take advantage of the situation. Though as his interaction with Hinata showed us, if his focus is diverted elsewhere, he has no compunctions about subconsciously acting on it. In addition Naruto's new clarity of thinking is partly Kyuubi reorganizing his mind and partly something else. However since Kyu and Naruto can only talk when he's asleep we'll have to wait for a bit for the full explanation

 

As I said, I'm content with the stated members of the harem. I never intended for Kyuubi to be part of the harem, as she was intended to be a more or less (emphasis on less) than impartial guidance figure and mentor for Naruto. Besides, if altering the seal internally changes it's functions all she really has to do is alter it so she feels what Naruto's feeling. That having been said, people keep asking why Sakura is in the harem. Part of the answer was revealed in this chapter, but I won't tell you what yet. I will say two things. First, as a general rule you must look underneath the underneath. Second, applying more specifically to Sakura and a lesser extent Hinata, what you get is not always what you want.

 

As far as the girls and the Naruto making love, I have a general timeline for first times which means I will have to stretch the time period out quite a bit. My timeline runs thusly:

 

Hinata- Unsure. She'll start realizing that her initial crush was on the image of the hardworking, persevering Naruto. Forced to live with him she'll realize his pros- and a lot of his cons.

 

Ino- The night he explains his bloodline or the following night. After Naruto explains his bloodline and a bit of tension from Ino believing she's been manipulated, Ino escapes to her parents house who gladly put the world in it's proper perspective.

 

Tenten- A week after she first crashes into Naruto on the street. This one is all bloodlne and Naruto's subconscious desire to punish the weapons mistress for unnecessary rudeness. To see how, you'll just have to keep reading.

 

Sakura: Unsure. Naruto wants to grow stronger and has no desire to be surrounded by weak women. To that end Naruto starts giving his girls additional training. Sakura asks to join rather than waiting hours for Kakashi. Once Naruto's bloodline is fully explained you'll see why this is important.

 

The wave mission will be very important because there will be a critical change to Naruto's bloodline making it more potent and giving it additional abilities.

 

Kurenai: About a month post wave. Kurenai becomes suspicious of certain aspects of her team and confronts Naruto. Things get very interesting after that.

 

Anko: Post Chunin prelims. One of Naruto's abilities makes Anko instantly dislike him. It isn't until he risks his life to save Hinata's that she begins to rethink things.

 

As far as Tsunade and Shizune, I'm not sure exactly when but it may well be on the retrieval mission.

 

Geez, nearly a full page of authors notes. I suck. Anyway I hope I've been clear enough for you to guess and vague enough to keep you reading!