"Happy?" Naruto said with a monotone. Kurama's eyes narrowed before sighing.
"It'll do...just be glad I'm in a good mood."
"Minato-kun...why did Kurama just call you 'Naruto'?" Fu asked.
"It's my real name. I don't trust easily, but after having our little chat...I can trust you to a certain degree. My real name is Naruto."
"Oh." The orange eyed girl replied.
"Know that if you reveal my real name to anybody who I am not affiliated it..." Naruto glanced at her stomach. Fu nodded and the two Exceed could only wonder just what the hell happened while they were gone.
"Oh, Naruto...check this out." Kurama reached into his hood and pulled out a rolled up piece of paper. Naruto took the paper and unrolled it to reveal the Wanted poster for him and Kurama.
"Ogonno Fuujin and Onibi Myobu. SS-Class rank criminals. Flee on Sight. Do not engage in battle." Naruto read. Fu and Chomei stared at the two in amazement and fear.
"SS-Class ranked mages? That's incredible!" They exclaimed. Naruto and Kurama grinned widely at that and said grins were making Chomei and Fu a bit uneasy.
"About damn time we got the recognition we deserved." Kurama smirked.
"I agree. Flee on Sight is a nice touch as well." The son of Acnologia added his own two cents. Fu and Chomei sweatdropped.
'What is up with these guys?' Naruto stood up and Kurama sprouted his wings and floated next to him.
"Alright, Kurama...we must move on." Naruto channelled wind magic into his feet and miniature tornadoes formed underneath his boots allowing him to fly.
"Bye Kurama nii-chan."
"See ya, Chomei." The crimson feline waved a paw to the two females. Naruto and Fu watched each other and gave nods to each other.
Naruto and Kurama then flew above the trees and with a cry of Fuuton: Tobu and Aera: Max Speed, the two vanished with a pair of sonic booms as they broke the sound barrier.
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Unknown Location
Ultear and Meredy trudged through the snowy landscape.
"Ultear-san, where are we going?" Meredy asked over the howling winds. She wiped the snow from her pink locks before a large blast of snow comically struck her in the face and sent her to the ground. The older woman looked down at her pink haired partner before pulling her to her feet.
"I'm going to visit someone who I haven't seen in a long time." She answered cryptically. Meredy nodded as she held on to Ultear's leg so that she wouldn't lose track of the older woman. Ultear continued to walk, Meredy trailing behind, before they came to a stop.
"Huh? Why'd we stop U...Ultear-san?" Meredy corrected herself as she had nearly said the abbreviation that Ultear mysteriously despised. Ultear looked down at the younger girl with a small smile before gesturing in front of her. A small cottage met the eyes of both Grimoire Heart members. The golden glow that shone through the windows along with the stream of black smoke that rose from the chimney indicated that the lights were on, and with a fire burning there was most likely, there was someone home.
Ultear and Meredy walked up to the cottage and Ultear raised her hand to knock. The dark purple haired woman paused in her action, biting her lower lip as if contemplating whether or not to knock. In the end, Ultear chose to not knock and simply waltzed into the cottage. Meredy followed behind the older female and glanced around.
The cottage was rather spacious for such a small living establishment. They were currently in the living room which had a couch fit for three people and one small lounge chair which was much closer to the fireplace which also had a fire currently burning. The smoke rising up through the chimney. To the left of the living room was a small kitchen and to their right was what would appear to be the bedroom. However, the most surprising aspect of the house was...there were a lot of cat themed things around the house.
There were statues of cats on the mantle atop the fireplace. There were numerous photos of different cats hanging on the walls. There were images of cats imprinted on the pillows that lay on the couch and lounge chair. Hell, there was even one of those Kit-Cat clocks that had the pendulum tail and moving eyes.
"Ultear-san...why are there so many cat-like things here?" The twelve year old whispered.
"Because this person is a feline fanatic. Try not to mention that though as I don't want to have to deal with trying to calm an angry cat person." Ultear replied. The rosette nodded and sat on the couch with Ultear. The two waited for a while before footsteps were heard prior to the sound of a flushing toilet. Turning in the direction of the bedroom, the footsteps grew closer before the door opened and revealed a beautiful woman.
The woman appeared to be at least the same age as Ultear, around nineteen, and had blonde hair which was tied back into a low ponytail by a dark purple band. The woman had dark coloured eyes. She was currently wearing a black t-shirt with the image of house cat on it, said showed off her rather impressive bust and a pair of long, cotton pants and fuzzy cat slippers.
The blonde yawned as she walked out of the door before sitting in the lounge chair and staring into the orange flames. The room remained silent, only the crackling of the fire and the soft howling of the wind outside was heard, but they were mainly white noise. The woman turned and looked at Ultear with a small smile on her face.
(Insert Music: Naruto Shippuden-Guren)
"Nice to see you again, Ul-chan, nya." The woman smiled, putting on a cat-like face.
"Yugito." Ultear nodded. The woman, now identified as Yugito, frowned slightly at Ultear's response. Meredy looked rather confused as to why Ultear didn't lash out at the woman calling Ultear, 'Ul-chan', unlike with her.
"Geez, you're so serious, nya."
"Unlike you...nee-san." Yugito continued to frown at Ultear's use of the montone in her speech.
"Geez, we're twin sisters and you still don't act friendly with me. You really got messed up when those freaks from the Magic Council took you, nya."
"And Ur did a nice job of raising you to be like her."
"She's our Kaa-chan, Ultear. You can't expect me to not gain some of her attributes...besides, I don't know why you didn't tell me you ran away after you escaped from the Council. Sure Ur got Gray and Lyon to teach and she saw them as her own, but just because she seemed happy doesn't mean she didn't miss you." Ultear glared at her sister before looking at the fire.
Yugito then got up to make some tea for her and Ultear. She returned with the refreshments and handed the dark haired woman her cup.
"Jasmine. I remember it was your favorite one when you first found out I took over Ur's cottage and came to visit." Yugito said with a sad smile as she remembered the first visit from her twin sister. Ultear nodded and hid the happy look on her face, but her eyes betrayed her as the look of joy filled them. Yugito chuckled at her sister's expression before taking a sip of the green tea she had in her cup.
"So...why did you come here?" Yugito asked, a serious expression on her face. "And I know it's not just to pop in and say hello to your nee-san."
"Yes, Yugito. I need you to help me." Yugito's eyes widened at that before chuckling.
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