Author's Note:

Berry: First let me say that I am so sorry for not posting before now. I've beenhaving a hard time dealing with the death of my Mamaw. Also thank you to everyone who sent me condolences. It's been a rough few months and this next month will be even harder for me because her birthday was on the 19th of June which is two days after my own.

So most of you seemed to have liked my first chapter and I'm rather excited. First let me address some of your speculation that the women I tagged are going to be in the harem. I'm not into incest so I can tell you for a fact that Kushina isn't going to be in it. And Ino and Tsume were tagged cause I already introduced them in the story so I decided to tag them. Now this chapter may not be as long as the last one, mainly cause I wanted to get it out a bit quicker and I've been experiencing writer's block.

Keep the reviews coming. But remember what Thumper's father always told him: 'If you can't say something nice...Don't say nothing at all.'

Naruto: Who's Thumper?

Berry: An adorable cartoon rabbit from a movie called Bambi. We'll watch it later, okay?

Naruto: Okay! Hey, can I do the disclaimer?

Berry: Sure, why not! *musses up his already spikey hair*

Naruto: *frowns* Hey! *giggles and looks at the readers* LilBerry doesn't own anything Naruto. Believe it! *he puts his trademark smile on his face and gives everyone a thumbs up.*

Inside Naruto's mind as he sleeps

As the blonde slept, he was slowly trying to shape a new place for Kurama to live. He hated thinking of the woman who had saved his life being locked up in a cage. She deserved to be someplace comfortable. Slowly as he thought about what he wanted for her the landscape of his mind started to change. The walls disappeared, being replaced by open air. The hard concrete floors changed to grass and flower covered hills that seemed to roll on forever. The sky above Kurama and Nauruto was a brilliant blue with fluffy white clouds. Every now and then a bird or two would fly overhead.

Naruto looked over at Kurama as the small cottage started to take shape beside of them. "Please tell me what you want the inside to look like, I want it to be comfortable for you." Kurama looked at Naruto and smiled. "Keep it simple, little one. I just need the basics. A place to sleep and a place to bathe and relax." Naruto nodded, closing his eyes as he concentrated hard, his nose wrinkling ever so slightly as he did so. Kurama laughed softly at the expression on his face. "There I think that will be what you want." He said opening his eyes and looking at the woman. The two of them went into the cottage which had a large living room, a spacious bedroom, as well as a rather large bathroom. Naruto had even thrown in a kitchen, just in case Kurama needed to eat. The woman hugged him tightly, almost smothering him.

"I take it that means you like it." He said once she'd let him go. Kurama noded and smiled at him. " I love it, little one. " Kurama said as she walked aroung the living room then looked out the window. Outside several small kits ran around chasing rabbits among the grass and flowers. Naruto had truly thought of everything it seemed. Finally she felt like one of her containers truly accepted her. Not that Kushina hadn't been friendly, it just seemed Naruto was truly becoming her friend.

"I think I need to actually sleep, now Kurama-chan." Naruto said with a yawn. The kitsune nodded and hugged him one last time. "Rest, my kit you deserve it. I'll keep the nightmares away for you." Naruto nodded as he yawned again and fell asleep in her arms. She picked him up and carried him to the bed he'd made for her. He would sleep inside his mind as Kurama watched over him. He began to fade from sight as his sleep deepened.

Flashback to the meeting between Tsume and Saratobi

"Saratobi, things have gone way to far this time!" Tsume raged as she paced the floor in front of the hokage's desk. The feral looking woman growled and looked to the older man who was calmly smoking his pipe. Well at least he appeared calm. Inside he was even madder than Tsume, but after years of practice in controling his outward emotions he rarely betrayed more than a smile here or there.

This of course made Tsume even more furious. In her rage she picked the ashtray off of his desk and threw it at the wall behind him. The heavy glass bowl sailed through the air, narrowly missing his head. It smashed into many tiny pieces as it hit the wall. One of the Anbu guards outside heard the crash and stuck their head inside. The Neko masked woman looked around the room then at Saratobi. "Is everything okay in here, Lord Hokage?" She asked in her meek voice.

"Yes, Neko." Saratobi said giving her a rare smile to put her at ease. "I'll call if you are needed." The woman nodded and closed the door. Tsume gave a frustrated sigh and plopped down into a chair as Saratobi began to clean up the mess. "Tsume, your anger will solve nothing, my dear." The old man said looking over at her. "And you know my hands are tied, I can do no more than I already am." He said as he dumped the glass pieces into the tash can by his desk. He then sat down and looked at Tsume as he puffed on his pipe. He would wait for her to speak again.

"You can't but I sure as hell can." She growled softly and sat for a moment watching the smoke from his pipe swirl around his hat as she tried to come up with a solution to the problem. Many thoughts ran through her head before she came to one that pleased her. A smirk graced her lips causing Saratobi to raise a brow. "I'll hire him to take care of the dogs. He will live in with us." She said standing and leaning over his desk. "No one has the balls to try to go up against me on this." Saratobi nodded and smiled. "Brilliant idea, my dear." He said simply as he wrote her plan on a scroll.

And Back to the Present in the hospital

Tsume watched the young son of one of her best friends as he slept. is She'd decided to basically stand guard in case any villagers wanted to try to harm him. She remembered watching her son and Natruto running around the Inuzuka compound when he was just a toddler. They would tease the dogs, who would chase them around as the screamed and giggled. As he grew he took to simply calling her Tsume or Kaa-chan. She was fine with this, even a bit honored that he would consider her a mother figure. This is why it pained her to think of what he'd had to endure.

She gave a soft sigh as she pulled the blanket up over his chest and kissed his forehead. Naruto stirred and opened his eyes as he felt the kiss on his forehead. He blinked looking up at Tsume. "M-morning already?" He said sleepily. "No, more like afternoon." Tsume said with a small laugh. "Did I really sleep that long?" Naruto asked as he rubbed his eyes. Tsume nodded and sat down next to him again.

"How would you like to come live with me?" She asked the young boy once she felt like he was awake enough to carry on the conversation they needed to have. Naruto looked at her and blinked in surprise. "I'd love to, Kaa-chab, but I don't think that the council would allow it." He gave a sad sigh to which Tsume smiled. "Don't worry about them, I've already made the arrangements. You are to come live with me on the compound and help in the kennells. " She smiled again at him. "Really?!" Naturo exclaimed excitedly. Sure he'd have to work hard but he'd have a permenent home where he didn't have to worry about being hurt anymore. Tsume nodded and stood up going to his side. "As soon as you're released you're coming home with me, your stuff is already being moved to the main house."

Naruto grinned and sat up. "Thank you!" He said wrapping his arms around her waist and hugging her. Bad idea! He hissed in pain and immediately laid back down. Yep he wasn't anywhere close to ready to leave, though he was already farther along in the healing process than most normal people. "Rest, dear." Tsume said smiling at him. Naruto nodded and closed his eyes agian. Soon his breathing was smooth and even as he began to dream of life at the Inuzuka compound.

AN: And that's the end of this chapter!
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