Naruto: Chaos Theory 2/?
Title: Chaos Theory
Author: ofphenwa
Rating: PG13
Warnings: Violence, Language and Crack
Summary: Namikaze Minato never expected that he would actually have a son and that his son, Uzumaki Naruto, was already an adult. Neither did he expect that his son would end up bringing so much chaos and trouble into his life.
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Chapter 2
It was already about a week since Naruto had arrived in Konoha, and had moved into Minato's home on the outskirts of Konoha near the great Red Oak forests. It had been a major understatement that Minato's house was "not too shabby". It was the practically state-of-the -art sleek, modern beauty of Japanese architecture combined with the Zen lines of Bauhaus design. Not to mention the security features and advanced technology in the whole place (automatic lights, anyone?) - Naruto was rather impressed, but it got old pretty quick after the first few days.
The new semester at the Konoha University was going to start soon and since Minato was at work again (his father seemed to be super busy with his "mysterious job", and Naruto vowed never to work in civil service if the hours were that long!), Naruto decided to check out the University campus so he wouldn't get lost on his first day of classes. After a ten minutes ride on the train, he got off and was almost blinded by the dazzling reflection of the noon sun glinting off the sleek glass walls of Konoha University. Shielding his eyes, Naruto looked upwards and muttered, "Wow, they sure build things big here in the big city. Wouldn't it get super hot in summer with all that glass trapping the heat?"
Naruto walked around the campus, noting the different faculties that were arranged around a rectangular spacious park. There weren't many people on the campus grounds. Satisfied that he now knew the layout well enough not to get lost, Naruto then decided to check out the University Library, to read up on the local news. Minato had mentioned something about a new exhibition at the National Museum, on the ancient artefacts found within Old Konoha, and Naruto was intrigued.
The library was open and there was a small study group at the tables near the magazine and newspaper section. It was made up primarily of girls, and one of whom had pink hair that made Naruto do a double-take. A girl with long black hair had pretty unusual white eyes that made him think she was blind, but the books she was poring over weren't in Braille so Naruto nixed the idea. The third girl had pale blond hair tied into a ponytail; she had a sophisticated look from the fashionable way she dressed. Naruto also observed that they were studying a variety of different subjects like law, medicine and multimedia. Were they friends?
Grabbing some newspapers from the stand, and quickly finding a quiet spot facing the doors, Naruto immediately turned to the article on "Exhibition on Ancient Konoha: New Finds!". As Naruto read on, he quickly grew bored with the article until he caught mention of a certain object that perked his interest. Hmmm… Could this be…?
Naruto hid his grin behind the newspapers. Finished reading, he put them back and quietly left the library. He was going to see the exhibition now.
X
"How was your day, Naruto?"
Minato asked with a smile, taking a sip from his cup of water. The two were eating dinner at home, a simple meal of stewed beef with vegetables and rice. Minato was actually a pretty decent cook. Naruto swallowed hastily and replied, "It was ok, I guess. I went to check out the University campus to get an idea of the layout and I went to see the new exhibition at the Museum. It was pretty fascinating stuff. I found the old weapons really cool."
"I'm glad you had a good time today. When's your semester starting again? Next Monday, was it? I'll give you a lift," Minato offered. Naruto shook his head, "Nah, I'll be fine. The University isn't that far, and you'll be late for your job if you tried to do that. Your office is in the other direction, isn't it? But thanks anyway, Minato."
Minato just shook his head and gave him a sly wink, "It doesn't really matter. My office won't miss me so much that I can't afford to spend a few more minutes with my son. I still have to make up for nineteen years of your life without my presence, minute by minute."
Naruto inexplicably blushed, feeling overwhelmed by Minato's charm. He exclaimed, "Don't say such silly things, Minato! If you did try to do that, I wouldn't be able to get out of your sight for the next nineteen years!"
Minato was amused by Naruto's flustered behaviour. Wanting to see how much further he could provoke his son, he teased, "I'm a bit jealous of Kushina. She got to see you during your cute baby and childhood years. As for me, I have to deal with an almost adult, and I'm a bit sad at missing out on the great opportunity to embarrass you by giving you The Talk."
Naruto turned tomato-red. He spluttered, "M-minatooooo!!!"
"Yes, dear?"
Minato tried to suppress his laughter but he wasn't very successful. Naruto glared at him.
"ARGH. You're so annoying!"
Naruto threw his hands up in the air, hurriedly cleared up his dishes and fled to the kitchen to get away from his really annoying father, as Minato's snorts of laughter filled the air.
Mom, why did you never tell me that Minato could be the most annoying person ever? I've never felt so embarrassed!
X
It was almost midnight. A mysterious figure nimbly scaled up the walls of the National Museum, blending easily into the shadows with its black outfit. Once on the roof, the figure kept low to the ground as it lightly stepped over the thick glass skylights until he was finally directly over the correct skylight over the exhibition room. He knelt down and took out a small test-tube of reddish powder. He cautiously removed the tube stopper and poured a thin line of powder around the edges of a pane of glass. When he was done, he snapped his gloved fingers over the trail, creating sparks that landed on the reddish powder. The reaction was immediate. For a millisecond, there was a brilliant flash of intense light and heat; the metal edges were melted through.
It took a few minutes for the metal to cool down. The figure dug his hands into the gap and heaved the pane of glass upwards. The clouds shifted and revealed the full moon. Its silvery light shone down and a brilliant blue gemstone twinkled below as if winking at the intruder. It also revealed the intruder to be a woman, as the pale light revealed generous curves beneath the tight leather. Under the white mask which had dark red curlicues defining a stylistic fox's face, full red lips curved into a smile. Attaching the thin carbon fibre rope to the nearby air-vent chimney, she slowly lowered herself down into the hall until she hung suspended over the glass container that protected the gorgeous sapphire that used to be strung on a leather necklace. Its intense blue hue was as deep as the ocean, and it was very old. Its value was inestimable and said to be enough to buy a country or two.
Very careful not to trip any of the motion sensors around the container's perimeter, she placed a circular device on the top of the container and activated it, so that it stuck fast to the slick glass. With her diamond-tipped gloved fingers, she easily cut around the pump. With an upwards twist of her arm, she removed the glass circle to create a hole big enough to allow her arm through. The thief then slowly put her arm through the hole and delicately grasped the sapphire.
She breathed and focused. Her hand seemed to glow with ethereal blue energy, and suddenly it blurred, swiftly exchanging the sapphire for the small wooden statuette of a nine-tailed fox. No alarms sounded. Good. She hadn't tripped the weight sensor and her calling card had been precisely calibrated to weigh exactly the same as the treasure she now held in her hand. Smirking victoriously, the thief tucked the sapphire snugly between her breasts under the leather suit and quickly made her exit without a single sound.
The next morning, Konoha fell into chaos as the theft of a priceless historical relic was discovered. It was also the same day Naruto's new semester commenced.
X
"Did you hear the latest news? Kyuubi struck just last night!"
"Who's Kyuubi?"
"She is a world-famous thief! She's famous for stealing legendary gemstones like the Sakura Ruby and the Dragon Pearl among others! And the amazing thing is that she always returns them to their owners approximately a week later. But no one knows who she is."
"Ehhh? A thief who returns the stuff she stole? Isn't that contradictory?"
"But didn't she disappear twenty years ago? It could be a fake."
"No way! She's the real thing. She left behind her calling card, the nine-tailed Kitsune statuette which is supposedly one of a kind! Kyuubi is definitely back."
"Does anyone know why Kyuubi disappeared twenty years ago?"
A murmur of No's rang out.
"Good morning, class!"
The doors slammed open, indicating the arrival of their lecturer and abruptly silencing any further discussion of Kyuubi. The first lecture of the day had just started and no one in the lecture hall noticed that one person hadn't participated in the conversation. Resting his head on his forearms, Naruto was fast asleep and his face hidden by the hood of his blue jacket. Safely unnoticed in the back of the lecture hall, Naruto peacefully dozed through the two hours lecture.
X
"Are you sure it's really Kyuubi and not a copycat like the rash of ones that occurred shortly after her mysterious disappearance twenty years ago?"
"Y-yes, all the results of the lab tests we have successfully completed have proven the Kyuubi statuette to be the real article. It matches the others exactly, sir."
Deep in the headquarters of LEAF, it was pandemonium as the staff rushed to fulfil their duties on the double, and for good reason. The Yellow Flash was annoyed and no one wanted to be on the receiving end of his temper. The last time the Director had become that short-tempered, that poor CLOUD spy who had received the brunt of his anger had been mercilessly and swiftly crushed. He confessed to everything, including the attempted kidnapping of Hyuuga Hinata, after spending just one hour with him in an interrogation session. Morino Ibiki, the Chief of the Interrogations department hadn't been able to break that record (yet).
Namikaze Minato frowned as he scanned through the results of the laboratory analysis of the evidence left behind at the scene. It all checked out. But there was still one last thing that hadn't been confirmed as yet, and that would be the final test to determine whether Kyuubi's case was to be reopened after twenty long years. Passing the papers back to the forensics doctor, Minato demanded, "I want to see the article with my own eyes."
"Yes sir! This way please."
Following the doctor, Minato briskly walked down the familiar hallways he used to tread frequently twenty years ago. Finally reaching his destination which was the forensics laboratory, Minato was passed latex gloves by an assistant. Nodding in thanks, Minato pulled them on and gingerly picked up the wooden statuette from the white table. It was beautifully and intricately carved, from wood that smelled of apple sap.
The nine-tailed fox looked as though it could move any second, its long nine-tails curved in a majestic arc around the slender vulpine form. As Minato examined it, the play of light and shadows on the object made it look as if it was winking at him. Minato focused a little, flaring his chakra in his fingers and waited for a response. He was quite disappointed when none came, and was about to put it back down on the table, when the statuette actually moved. The fox opened its mouth and a small slip of paper emerged. Unable to believe that the statuette had responded to his chakra, and therefore proved to be the true article, Minato shakily removed the paper slip and read it.
"Kyuubi has not forgotten her quest. Let's have another party!"
Minato raised an eyebrow. Shaking his head, he absently stroked the curve of the fox's head and muttered, "So Kyuubi, you've come back but you also chose the worse possible time to do it."
I was supposed to drive Naruto to University today if you hadn't shown up. I am most annoyed.
Then Minato made his decision, possibly the most impulsive and reckless decision in his career as the Director of LEAF. He was going to re-enter the field as Agent Yellow Flash once more to personally handle the Kyuubi case like he had twenty years ago. With a slow smile, Minato placed the fox statuette back on the table and whispered, "Let's dance."
X
Squad Blood-Hound was quickly reassembled once Minato's orders were made known. Gathered together in one of the conference rooms, Squad Blood-Hound comprised of Nara Shikaku, Aburame Shibi, Hatake Kakashi, Inuzuka Tsume and Namikaze Minato himself. Shikaku was in charge of Tactics, which involved analysing the possible security breaches which Kyuubi might exploit, and formulating counter-strategies and traps to ensnare the wily thief. Shibi took care of surveillance and reconnaissance. Kakashi and Tsume were both the "brute force" and trackers of the team, whose job was to catch Kyuubi. Finally, Minato was the leader of the team and should Kyuubi escape Kakashi and Tsume, Minato would step in to apprehend her directly himself as the last line of defence.
"Heh, it's just like the old days, Yellow Flash. I didn't think that that fox would actually return," Tsume commented as she reclined in her seat, placing her feet on the table. Her suit jacket was unbuttoned and her dress shirt was tight around her arms, showing off her muscular physique. She was one of LEAF's experts in taijutsu, who specialised in capturing people rather than harming/killing them like Maito Guy's more destructive taijutsu. As a concession to the uniform, Tsume pulled her long shaggy hair into a messy ponytail and removed her Clan marks from her cheeks while she was on duty.
Shikaku sighed wearily, not liking the idea of having to do such hard work again. Kyuubi had been the most frustrating criminal he had ever faced, due to her sheer unpredictability and genius intelligence. The others, like "Demon of Mist" Momochi Zabuza, had been much easier to deal with. But since Minato had ordered it and he highly respected that man, Shikaku would shove aside his personal complaints and do the job. Tapping the ash off his cigarette into the ashtray before him, Shikaku took a drag and drawled in a rough voice, "Once we catch Kyuubi, I'm going to request you let me have a game of Go with her. It's been too long since I had a good challenge, and I'm tired of playing against my son all the time."
Shibi adjusted his sunglasses and straightened out his tie. Then after some thought, he lowered the sunglasses to look directly at Minato. It was a disconcerting sight to see an Aburame's eyes, for they did not possess human eyes but the multi-faceted eyes of an insect, an open secret within Konoha. Minato didn't react and waited for what Shibi had to say. Satisfied by what he saw in Minato, Shibi spoke, "The fox, like other animals, will eventually be stung by a bee."
Kakashi, for once, was actually on time. Having heard the news about Kyuubi's comeback and Minato's orders for the former members of Blood-Hound to gather, Kakashi wasted no time. This wasn't something he wanted to miss out on, having been on the former Blood-Hound squad under Minato's wing as his apprentice. While he wasn't as invested as Minato-sensei in arresting Kyuubi, Kakashi had always wanted to know Kyuubi's true identity, ever since that thief saved him from falling to his death when he got too cocky and careless as a young rookie, even if it meant risking her freedom. Kakashi closed his book and crisply said, "I will put in everything I have to ensure that Kyuubi is arrested, sensei."
Minato smiled proudly at his team. He confidently spoke, "It's a great pleasure to work with you all again. Blood-Hound, the Hunt has begun!"
"Yes sir!"
X
"Aww damn it, this is a bust again! Kyuubi, it would help a lot if you could remember exactly what your Hoshitama looked like or better still, who stole it from you. It would save me so much trouble. I didn't get any of the lectures today because I was too exhausted from last night's heist. I hate studying."
Naruto carefully placed the sapphire back down on the table with a frustrated sigh. A red fox was hovering in the air in front of him, languidly waving its nine tails. The Kitsune snarked, "Brat, you should be grateful that I'm allowing you to use my powers in the heists. Your mother rarely found the need to use my powers when she was Kyuubi more than twenty years ago."
"You mean gender-bending? I still think it sucks to be a woman while I'm doing the heists. WHY do I have to become a woman when I'm a guy in the first place?! Why not some other, more useful powers, like super-speed or phasing through walls? Though, I have to admit that my female appearance is pretty damn hot."
The fox spirit rolled its eyes and smacked Naruto's head with one of its tails. It replied, "You know that this is to keep up appearances. It would look very strange if the Kyuubi suddenly turned out to be a man instead of a woman after all those years. We wouldn't be having this talk if you had followed tradition and was born a girl instead of being a boy like the Uzumaki line have been for centuries."
Naruto went silent at hearing the last remark. He started to clean his lock-picks and other tools of trade. Kyuubi sighed, "Look, kid, I didn't mean anything by that. Your mother loved you very much even if you weren't a girl. She loved you enough to entrust her heritage to you and had faith that you would be the one to end the Uzumaki's - and my- curse. While I disagree with her on that point, I can't deny that you remind me very much of that man…"
"Who was he?"
Naruto raised his blue eyes to look at Kyuubi, always interested to hear about Kyuubi's shrouded past. Kyuubi tilted its head and looked at him with its garnet red eyes. The fox shrugged, "I can't remember."
There was a comfortable silence as Naruto continued to maintain his tools, checking for any defects and cleaning them. He was done within an hour and he plucked up the sapphire and deposited it into an envelope.
"It's time to return the sapphire."
Standing up and stretching, Naruto grimaced as his body shrank. It became more rounded and curved like a woman's, his hips gaining a gentle swell as his chest filled out. His face too became more feminine, his cheekbones going higher and his lips becoming fuller. By the end of the transformation, a blonde woman stood in Naruto's place. Only Naruto's eyes hadn't changed, and his hair remained at the same length. When Naruto spoke, his voice sounded higher and throatier.
"Urgh, I just can't get over how weird it is to feel my body changing. Now for the final touch…"
Naruto started changing his clothes to complete his disguise. When everything was in place, there was no longer any trace of Naruto in the mousy brunette librarian. His blue eyes now brown and his blonde hair covered by the wig, Naruto also had covered up the whisker marks on his cheeks with make-up. A grin that was totally at odds with his new appearance spread across his face, "But I like this part the most! I love disguises."
"Sometimes, you're really more like a Kitsune than a human with your obsession for disguises, kid."
"Haha, what else do you expect from Uzumaki Naruto, the world's best thief?"
Naruto walked around the hideout, which used to be an abandoned apartment located near the Uchiha District, to readjust to the different gait of his new body. The place was one of the many hideouts scattered around Konoha which Kushina had created along with the other former Kyuubi incarnations. Satisfied that he was able to walk comfortably in his heels, Naruto, now known as Kimiko the librarian, emerged into the world. Kyuubi vanished from sight, withdrawing back into Naruto's mind. Kyuubi suddenly asked an odd question, "Hey, kid, your father…do you know what he works as?"
Since they were now in public, Naruto replied to Kyuubi in his head, "Not really. My best guess is that he's a diplomat. Minato doesn't tell me much about his job."
"Huh…somehow I get the feeling that I've seen him before when I used to work with Kushina."
Kyuubi sounded distant as it mulled over its thoughts. Naruto suggested, "Well, my mother was dating that guy, you know. Maybe that's when you saw him."
"…Perhaps. Nevertheless, be careful not to reveal your hidden identity to your father. He cannot know of this."
Naruto made a very unladylike snort that had a passer-by give the librarian a startled look. Naruto demurely blushed and excused himself politely while he replied mentally, "I'm no fool, Kyuubi. Even if Minato's my father, I won't say a single word of it to him. My mom didn't tell him either."
"I kind of feel bad for him now. First it was his girlfriend and now his son, keeping such important secrets from him. Are you going to run away like your mother did?"
"…Kyuubi. Shut up."
X
The security guard Ryou Tanaka, in charge of watching the perimeters of the crime scene was bored. He had been standing there for hours and no one had bothered to visit the museum at all today, which meant zero visitors to the exhibition. Tanaka was half of a mind to sneak off for a quick smoke when a bespectacled brunette entered the hall, looking nervous. She stood there at the entrance, looking around in confusion; Tanaka decided to see what the problem was.
"Excuse me, miss. The exhibition is closed for investigation. Are you looking for another exhibition by chance?"
"Oh, thank you very much! The Museum is just so big! I was looking for the section on the Clans of Konoha. I must have gotten the directions wrong. Is this the exhibition where that big jewel got stolen?"
"Yes, it is. The exhibition you're looking for is two more doors down this corridor."
The mousy woman gave him a brilliant smile that made her look beautiful despite her plain and modest appearance, and the unflattering spectacles she wore. She cheerfully said, "You're a great help, sir. I hope your shift ends soon. It must not be much fun to stand guard over these priceless pieces of history, when there aren't even any visitors to worry about. Have a good day."
Dazzled by the woman's smile, Tanaka stuttered, "T-thank you, miss. I'm only doing my job."
The woman waved at him before she turned around to leave the room. And as she did so, a large white envelope dropped to the floor from her bag. Tanaka picked up the envelope and chased after the woman, shouting at her to stop. But the woman didn't seem to hear him and she went into the room that she had been asking directions to. Tanaka dashed into the room and was bewildered to find her nowhere inside.
"Huh? Where did she go? What's inside the envelope anyway?"
Tanaka was bemused to see that there was no address written on the envelope and it felt heavy as though it contained something bulky within. The envelope had not been sealed shut. Tanaka peeked inside and was absolutely stunned to find that he was holding the missing sapphire!
"What the-?"
X
"Minato-sensei was totally pissed off when he found out that Kyuubi actually went in person to return the sapphire, even if she was in disguise. He hadn't expected her to pull such an audacious deed so soon after the heist, especially just after we had already completed our investigations of the crime scene. I, on the other hand, think that Kyuubi is nuts. She always has been."
Kakashi had given into his best friends, Obito and Rin's badgering about the Kyuubi case he was assigned to. Obito had been most insistent as he had wanted to be on Squad Blood-Hound but was not picked for it as his strengths were not suitable for the job - he was more the firearms/explosives expert and LEAF wanted Kyuubi very much alive. So he had to make do with Kakashi's stories about the case as there was no way he was going to get anything out of Minato-sensei who was so busy as the Director of LEAF outside of the case. Obito chortled, "Wow, I so wouldn't want to be in Kyuubi's shoes when Minato finally catches her. So, Kakashi, what are you guys going to do next? How are you going to catch her?"
Kakashi sipped again from his beer can to wet his parched throat and answered, "Sorry, that's classified. We can't afford to let our plans slip out to Kyuubi who has her ways of knowing."
Obito pouted, visibly disappointed not to get any more juicy information from him. Rin smiled from beside Kakashi as she changed the topic, "Hey, Obito, you don't know about Minato-sensei's kid, do you? We've already met him. Naruto really looks a lot like Minato-sensei."
"…Wait WHAT? Minato-sensei has a son?! How did he get one? He's not even married! I didn't even know he dated!"
Obito fell off the couch on the other side of Kakashi with a loud crash in his utter shock. Kakashi winced and covered his ringing right ear. Whacking Obito on the head in retaliation, he replied, "Don't shout in my ear, idiot. Remember Uzumaki Kushina? That red-head lawyer, whom they called the Bloody Habanero? Apparently, Minato-sensei and she used to date before Minato became the Director. She was pregnant with his son when she disappeared, and Minato didn't know about it until a few months ago. While Uzumaki Naruto looks like Minato-sensei, his personality is all Kushina."
Obito smacked Kakashi's leg back as he climbed back onto the couch. He had a look of enlightenment on his face, "Ohhh…! Yeah, now I remember. I didn't know that Kushina was dating Minato-sensei at that time. How old is Naruto?"
Rin answered the question, "Almost twenty."
Obito whistled in amazement, "Dang. That's unbelievable. He's already an adult."
Rin leered, "Oh yeah, he's all adult."
As if on cue, both Kakashi and Obito turned incredulous gazes at her.
"Excuse me?" "Wha- he's eleven years younger than you!"
Rin laughed at their shocked faces and explained, "No, no, no. I'm not a cradle-robber! I just accidentally saw him naked when I accompanied Minato-sensei to the hotel to meet Naruto. We both thought that he had drowned in the bath when really; he was only sleeping off the jet-lag. He got Minato-sensei with a pretty good right-hook when he was so rudely woken up. I also got a good eyeful and I have to say, Naruto's pretty easy on the eyes. Since it's so obviously clear that Naruto is Minato's son, I just have to say RAWR when I think of Minato-sensei."
Kakashi turned a bit green around the edges, gripping his orange favourite book for comfort.
"Rin, please don't tell me such things again in the future. I'll never be able to look Minato-sensei in the eye again without seeing those disturbing mental images you've put in my mind. How will I be able to work on the Kyuubi case now?"
Obito's reaction was much more straightforward.
"AUUUGH MY EYES!!! BLEACH PLEASE!"
"Wusses. Can't I appreciate some good eye-candy without you guys freaking out? At least I'm not talking about Maito Guy."
"OH MY GOD, RIN. YOU'RE SUCH AN EVIL BITCH."
Obito violently gagged. Kakashi slammed down the rest of his beer in the vain hopes that alcohol would wash his brain of the mind-scarring mental visual. Rin giggled cheerfully.
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