I smiled at the girls that surrounded me. I was dressed in my war clothes, as I had told the girls I would wear what I wore in the village. I wore a black longsleeved mesh shirt with the flak jacket and the red and white flamed cloak. I had my weapon pouches strapped on securely and wore Kakashi styled taped pants. I left my gloves off, showing the seals inked on my palms, I had had to mend the strap on one of the sandals, it having broke a while ago.

"Wow Naruto-kun, you look so strong. What are those marks on your face?"

I smiled again. I allowed my eyes to grow distant, as though remembering something.

"Thank you, Niyamino-chan. I had to look strong or I'd die. These marks? I hid them, scared the ladies wouldn't like them. They are birthmarks. I was born on the night of an attack on the village. It was nearly destroyed, and all of the warriors struggled to protect everyone. Many died, including my parents. Though one day, while I was meditating, their spirits appeared, and I got to meet them before Kami pulled them back to rest in her palace." Naruto allowed a tear to slip down his face.

"But recently.... I've found out that my village is being rebuilt, and that not everyone died. I am no longer the last survivor. My best friend was one of the few that managed to live. He even came to find me. Shikamaru?"

Shikamaru sighed, a 'troublesome' slipping past his lips. He was dressed in his war outfit too, not wanting to wear anything else.

"Isn't he the one from the dance?"

"Yes. Shikamaru and I were in the same class at the Academy. We both graduated, but he was placed on another team. We fought the enemy as our village was destroyed. I thought he died, our enemy was not merciful to it's captors."

Shikamaru nodded somberly.  "I was shocked when I wasn't immediately killed. Though I was forced to watch as Ino and Choji were........" He trailed off, a haunted look crossing his face.

I pulled Shikamaru down, forcing him to kneel in the soft grass next to me. "You didn't tell me that they didn't make it with you." I said softly as I allowed a few tears to be shed over my friends death's.

"Oh... Was this Ino and Choji your team?"

Shikamaru nodded, and seemed to pull himself up from his slump. "Yeah I'd known them since birth. We were raised as a team, the perfect Capture and Interrogation team, just like our fathers. And only Chouza, Choji's dad is still alive. Inoichi and my dad Shikaku were killed when our intelligence station was destroyed."

The girls cried for the boy's and their past. I heard one of the Twins ask Haruhi about her electives and excused myself.

"-Conversational french?"

Haruhi shook her head. I cut in.

"Haruhi is going to be joining the Kendo class. I will be too, but I've already let the captain know I'll be skipping most of the classes, so me and Shikamaru can train."

"K-K-KENDO!? NO! I will not allow it! My little Haruhi will be crushed!"

I glare at Tamaki. "Dumbass, I know that. That's why she is in beginner's Kendo." It was too late for me to help her unlock her chakra, I could barely even sense it. So Kendo would be a good base for her to become strong enough to defend herself. "And Haruhi isn't your 'little' anything!"

Tamaki turned white and sat in his little emo corner. "I swear you remind me of Sasuke after I kicked his ass. 'Well technically we tied and both lost an arm, but still.'

Speaking of which.... I turn to Shikamaru. "Did Sakura....."

He smiled, though it was sad. "She made it, but the psychological damage was nearly too much even for her and her 'Inner." She has been in a coma since. Sasuke hardly leaves her side. Kakashi is blind, but is working on a way around it. but who knows, maybe things are different now that I've been gone, to them at least, for three weeks."

"At least they're alive." I said, relived. "When you go to report, can you get Kurama to send Tsunade. I need her to make me a new arm, this one is beginning to go stiff. Have her teach the other medics how to make them too."

Shikamaru nodded. I turned back to the other hosts, who were now staring. "New arm?" Haruhi asked.

I laughed sheepishly. "Ehhhh. Ano, During the war, before it got too, serious, I went after Sasuke one more time. We fought, blew each other's arm off and became best friends. Sakura made us new ones, but Sasuke didn't want his."

To prove my point, I released to small genjutsu I had placed over my arm, making seem as though it was just as tanned as the rest of me. The place where the arm melded with the rest of my body was jagged, and you could tell my arm had been blown off, and brutally. I pulled up my sleeve so they could see.

The Hosts flinched, and rubbed their arms. "Yeah it was painful, but not the worst thing I've felt."

I turned and went to say my final farewells to the girls for the day, Shikamaru following close behind. 

{No POV]

"THAT'S IT. Haruhi, Daddy wants you to go back to being the girl you once were!" He held up a frilly dress. 

Naruto snickered No way was Haruhi going to wear that.

"So here, put this on."

Hikaru stepped forward, a bored look on his face. "Why rush? She's going to be found out soon enough."

Kaoru smirked. "Physical Exams are the day after tomorrow."

"Physical Exams?" Naruto and Haruhi asked.

"That's right." Kyoya said. "I had forgotten all about it."

"Then there's no doubt." Naruto shrugged.

"They're gonna know I'm a girl." Haruhi said, shrugging indifferently.

[Naruto POV] like normal.

I walk in the next day to a starry eyed Tamaki. 'Wonder what's going through his mind? Yeah, ya know what? I don't wanna know.'

"He must be having a great daydream." Honey said.

"It's kinda creepin' me out" Hikaru said, edging away from Tamaki

"Envious, Hikaru?" Tamaki asked, Suddenly snapping out of his daydream.

"This is all part of my strategy," He continued. "While you've wasted time blinded by your jealousy, I've forseen the outcome of this charade."

He twirled around. "This Story is obviously a romantic school comedy with me and Haruhi as the main characters, so that means we are love interests!"

I rolled my eyes. "So, Tamaki, if you and my sister are love interests, them what are we?"

"You and the others are the supporting cast! Hikaru and Kaoru especially since they have homosexual tendencies. So please, don't step across this line." He drew a line separating him from the rest of us.

"You've gotta be kidding me." Hikaru said, an annoyed look on his face. "Hey listen boss,"

"I don't think you get it." Kaoru also had an annoyed face on.

Honey looked semi serious for once. "If word gets out that Haru-chan is really a girl, then she won't be able to be in the host club anymore. But, if she wore girl's clothes, I bet she'd be way cuter than she is now."

Tamaki turned white as Hikaru continues. "She dressed like a regular girl when she was in middle school, right? I bet she was really popular with the boys."

"Yeah," Kyoya says airily. I'm Just trying not to laugh. "According to my investigative report, someone would declare their undying love for her at least once a month." He adjusted his glasses.

"Kyoya's right, I would have to stop guys from hitting on her every time we went to the supermarket." I said, hiding my smile behind a cough.

Kaoru frowned. "Oh, I see. So the boss wouldn't even be able to get close to her."

Hikaru smirked. "But we'd be able to because we're in class with her all day long."

Tamaki looked ready to cry. "No way." He whimpered. 

I watched how devastated Tamaki looked and couldn't help but laugh, attracting the stares of everyone except Tamaki who seemed dead to the world. "What?" I ask.

They all look away. Except Honey-senpai. "Your laugh is pretty!" he said. I feel my face grow warm. Shikamaru just chuckles and walks around a curtain, where I can hear him vanish in a shunshin. Guess he was going back to Konoha, because my seal began to warm up, and I winced as the heat began bordering on searing. Then the heat vanished and I felt Shikamaru's chakra vanish.

I heard footsteps approaching from outside and turned to see Haruhi walking in.

"Hey guys. Sorry I'm late."

Tamaki gained color and exclaimed. "Don't you worry, Haruhi!" He grabbed her shoulders. "We're determined to keep your secret. No one will find out you are a girl during tomorrow's physical exams. So please, promise you'll stay our beloved secret princess."

I wasn't all that determined, and just blew a lock of hair out of my way. And I knew Haruhi wouldn't really care either.

"Sure." I'm pretty sure she said that just to get Tamaki to let go of her.

"You know what? I guess both of us would be a little peeved if we had to watch all the guys flirt with her." Hikaru said, scratching his cheek.

"Then that settles it." Kaoru shrugged.

I tuned out what was said after that, instead deciding to go sit down and try to get into my mindscape. I needed to give Kurama some chakra, seeing as transporting Shikamaru back probably drained him. He was getting bigger, around the size of a whale, but he still had a long way to go before he was fully recovered.

"Hey, Imma go sit. You all can figure out how to maintain Haru's secret on your own."

I walk over to a couch and sit behind it. I'm in the lotus position but refrain from drawing in nature chakra. Instead I look deeper, and sudden;y, I'm in the seal, staring at  a smaller Kurama. I quickly channel chakra towards him draining my own to the point of Chakra exhaustion. I stopped just before I hit rock bottom and I walk over to Kurama and laid down, snuggling up to his warm fur.

I let my eyes drift close as exhaustion overtakes me and I fall asleep.

[No Pov]

After convincing Haruhi to actually go along with their plan, everyone gathered their stuff to leave. Haruhi walked over to a couch, where she picked up her bag. Then she spotted a foot, behind the couch. She walked around the couch and saw Naruto sleeping deeply. Yeah, no way in hell would he wake up. She would have to carry him home.

She placed her bag over her shoulder as well as Naruto's, and picked Naruto up with some difficulty. This was going to be a long walk to the bus stop. Suddenly Naruto was lifted from her arms. She looked up to see Mori-senpai.

"Senpai?" she asked.

"Hn. I'll carry him." 

"Really? Thanks, I  guess."

Naruto snuggled into Mori's chest, a small smile on his face, truer than most of his grins. Mori's eyes were wide, and he coughed. They made their way out of the school. Mori waved off his driver and they continued on through the gates. As they walked Naruto began to tremble and  mutter in his sleep.

"...dara. find......ke.....nata....No!" Naruto's eyes flew open and he twisted out of Mori's arms, landing on his hand and doing a handspring to launch himself backwards/ He landed in a crouch, eyes narrowed and cold, sharp, dangerous. Mori pushed Haruhi behind him. Naruto rushed forward, unsealing a kunai.

Mori's eyes widened as two blurs shot by him, one slamming into Naruto, sending him flying backwards and he hit the ground hard, landing on his shoulder. A loud crack was heard as it broke, but Naruto just maneuvered himself in the air as he bounced off the pavement. His arm snapped out of the odd angle it was in and in a moment Naruto flexed his fingers.

Mori and Haruhi looked next to them to see a serious Shikamaru, eyes as sharp as Naruto's. The blur that slammed into Naruto was a teen the same age as Shikamaru and Naruto. His hair was black, and one of his eyes was covered by a lock of hair. The other was crimson, with a weird six pointed star pattern. The other blur moved forward with a shout and slammed a fist in Naruto's gut sending him crashing into a wall. The impact caused a small crater to form in the wall, and blood spewed from Naruto's mouth as he fell to his knees gasping.

"Dammit brat! You ask for me to come look at your arm and when I do come, I'm forced to kick the shit outta you!" A blond woman, who looked to be in her twenties dressed in a green Hakama walked over to Naruto and kneeled next to him. The other one, with the red eye walked over.

"Dobe, you look like shit. Stop letting the memories get to you, or you'll hurt someone."

"Sasuke you have no room to talk. You randomly break things and you never leave Sakura's side." The blond said. Her hands began to glow green as she held it over where she punched Naruto. Haruhi ran past Mori and kneeled next to Naruto whose eyes where sliding in and out of focus.

"Naruto? Are you back yet?" She asked, wiping the trail of blood from his lips. Naruto glanced at her, a playful gleam in his eye. "I'm sorry. Who are you?"

Haruhi laughed wetly, And softly bopped him on the head. Naruto mock frowned. Then a sad look crossed his face. "I'm sorry Haru, I could have killed you and Mori-senpai." He felt a soothing chakra spread through him and looked over.

"Baa-chan? Sasuke?" 

"Yeah brat?" 

"Thanks for stopping me."

"Hn."

Naruto stood, stumbled as a dizzy spell hit him, and was caught by strong arms. He was hoisted up bridal style and he looked up to see Mori.

"Thank you Mori-senpai" He murmured as he passed out.

[Naruto POV]

My eyes slide open and I sit up slowly. I'm in my apartment ,and there are voices coming from my living room, I stand silently, and make my way out of the room.

"-stand?"

"Yes."

"Good. Looks like he's up. Brat I know you're there."

I walk into the room yawning. I stretched, and plopped down in between Haruhi and Mori, leaning on Mori as I groggily rubbed my eyes. I must still be pretty low on chakra if it's taking this long to wake up.

"Hey Sasuke....Why did you come with Baa-chan?"

Sasuke grunted. "I had a feeling I should. I guess it was from the Indra/Ashura bond." He said, showing the mark of the moon on the palm of his hand.

Oh yeah....I looked at mine, the full sun. I hold out that hand in a fist. Sasuke just smirks and bumps his with mine. "It's good to see you again brother."

"Yeah." I say.

I look out the window, noticing how late it was. I was pretty tired. "Baa-chan, Sasuke. Are you all staying here?"

They nodded, unsealing futons and going to the spare bedroom, which was completely empty. Shikamaru joined them. Haruhi went home, and Mori just stood there.

"You're welcome to stay Mori-senpai. It is getting late."

Mori just nodded. Then I realized that I didn't have an extra bed or futon. "Ok, You can have my bed, I'll take the floor. No arguments. You're the guest."

Mori sighed, but nodded reluctantly.

[No one Pov]

Naruto soon fell asleep. used to sleeping in worse places. Mori quietly got out of bed and lifted Naruto placing him in the bed. He turned to go lay where Naruto formerly had, but was surprised to be stopped. Naruto had latched onto his shirt, and wouldn't let go. Mori sighed and slid into the single bed with Naruto, whose grip immediately loosened. In order to keep both of them from falling off, Mori wrapped his arms around Naruto, holding him securely. That small smile from earlier appeared on Naruto"s face, and Mori felt a strange feeling in his chest.

'What is this feeling?'

Naruto woke up to strong arms around him. He looked up and smiled at the peaceful face of Mori. He substituted with a pencil that he spotted on the floor and slipped out of the room to make breakfast. 

Mori woke to an amazing smell. He got up and walked to the kitchen where he saw Naruto humming to himself as he stirred the contents of the pot. Naruto laid ten bowls out on his brand new table, as well as chopsticks and spoons. He still didn't like forks.

Naruto also made some green tea. He turned and spotted Mori. "Would you mind dishing out the rice while I wake the others?" he asked.

Mori nodded and Naruto smiled and went to wake the others. Mori dutifully put two heaps of rice in every other bowl, assuming whatever was in the pot would go in the others.

Naruto came back and thanked Mori. He added soy sauce and egg to the rice, before dishing out the soup, which was miso. He placed the teapot in the center of the table for self-serve purposes.

Naruto bowed dramatically as the other Konoha nin walked in. "Miso soup with Tamago kake gohan and some green tea."

It was a very enjoyable meal with Sasuke and Naruto arguing like they were genin. The only difference was that they both had smiles on their faces.

Naruto let Mori use the shower. "Your clothes will be washed and dry by the time you're out, ok?"

Mori nodded, and Naruto quickly used Haruhi's washer. Then he used a small wind jutsu to dry them. He handed them to Mori just as he heard the water cut off. The two waited for Haruhi, who sighed as Naruto slung her on his back. Shikamaru walked out of the apartment, and laid a hand on Mori's should, though he was shorter by about half a foot.

"Mori, you may get dizzy, just a warning." He said lazily. Mori just looked confused. Naruto laughed and suddenly he wasn't there. He was about two hundred yards away, and vanished again. he was going full speed roof jumping. Shikamaru just made the Tora sign and He and Mori disappeared in a swirl of leaves.

Naruto arrived at school just as Shikamaru appeared with Mori, who stumbled, before catching himself. Naruto let a swirly eyes Haruhi down, and she immediately sat down so she could regain her bearings. Tsunade and Sasuke appeared, Tsunade in her usual hakama, but sasuke wore-

"Teme, why the hell are you wearing my clothes? You're not a student here."

"Dobe, the question is why aren't you wearing this damn uniform?"

"Because I don't wanna."

"So shut up and let me wear it." 

Naruto sighed. "Whatever."

They entered the school, where Naruto showed Tsunade the Host Club's room, telling her she would have to stay here until later. She grumbled, but sat on one of the couches and unsealed some sake.

Naruto met up with the other Host's, and, noticing the gleam in the twin's eyes, shuffled over to them.

"What are you tricking Tamaki to do?" he asked.

They grinned. "He is going to try and tak Haruhi's place."

Seeing as Tamaki was way taller than Haruh, and his voice was lighter, this was ultimately going to fail. Naruto smirked. "This is going to be funny."

Naruto noticed Mori and Honey dressed as doctors and sniggered at how funny they looked.

They entered the Exam room, and Haruhi and the twins were led away for their exams. Naruto was led away by another nurse, to get hs weight checked. He was 120lbs, and most of that was muscle. He was a solid 6'1, almost as tall as Mori's 6'5.

"Uzumaki-san, come this way for your chest measurements." Naruto followed the nurse, and managed to watch as Tamaki's Haruhi disguise failed and Haruhi gave him one of her rare glares. Naruto chuckled as Tamaki began eroding away.

He didn't bother stepping behind a curtain to take off his shirt. He dd feel a little insecure about how feminine he was, but reassured himself that it was an asset in battle, increasing his flexibility.

After his exam, he was walking down the hall when he noticed a girl crying about a pervert doctor. He had heard earlier that Haruhi was going to a special 'boys' clinic. When he heard where the doctor was headed, he immediately vanished, reappearing just outside the curtain. He threw it open and pulled the doctor off of Haruhi, throwing him into a wall. Naruto crouched protectively in front of Haruhi who had fallen to the floor.

A growl rumbled from Naruto's throat as he glared at the man. The rest of the Host Club rushed in, and stopped at what they saw. Naruto however didn't relax, and growled again, causing the man to flinch. Naruto then turned to Haruhi, and helped her up. He let the Host Club deal with the man and calmed down after hearing his explanation. But he still glared, even after he left.

Naruto then dragged the Hosts out of the room so Haruhi could finish her exam.

"This is one of my teammates, Uchiha Sasuke. And this is Senju Tsunade, the greatest medic since her grandfather. Don't be fooled by her looks, she is actually in her mid fifties."

Tsunade waved lazily and drank her Sake, brow twitching slightly. Sasuke nodded and 'hn'ed'.

"You two, you already know Mori and Haru, so.."

"I'm Souh Tamaki, a pleasure to meet you my dear."

"I'm Ootori Kyoya."

"Hitachiin Hikaru,"

"And I'm Kaoru."

"Hi! I'm Haninozuka Mitsukuni, but you can call me Honey!"

Naruto smiled, and a foxtail curled along his jawline.

"They are the Host Club. They make women happy by flirting with them, or in the twins' cases, each other. Apparently twincest is popular." Naruto said shrugging.

Sasuke snickered and signed in Anbu. Bet you'd love being a part of that.

Naruto blushed. "No. I wouldn't."

Sasuke gave him an 'uh huuuh' look.

Bastard.

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