Naruto: Into The Fox's Den

Chapter 1: The Fox's Den

"Where was I?" The 12 year old teacher said. He pushes up his glasses. "Ah, yes... Dimensions... it is believed that there is an infinite number of dimensions... only certain people know how to cross over... but there are exceptions..." He looks over at the class all paying attention. Even the resident vampire. "Sometimes a border opens up... a bridge... it connects the dimensions..." Before he can continue. Ako raises her hand. "Yes?"

"The magical world... it's one of these bridges, isn't it?" The purple haired girl asked.

Negi smiles. "That is correct... it's a bridge... so far, it is the only bridge we can cross."

After class, we find Asuna walking down the road. Still thinking of the lesson she learned today. She also remember Nagi saying something similar when she was younger. So deep in thought, she doesn't notice she's walking toward a newly opened store. A store with a fox head in bright orange neon. Behind the fox are nine tails. Next to it, are the words 'The Fox's Den'.

I wonder what other kind of dimensions are out there. It would be so cool to explore them all. Unaware to her, the Fox Head starts to grin. Shaking her head, she notices the store. I've never seen this before... wonder what kind of store it is.

With a deep breath, she pushes open the door and the bell 'dings'.

Looking around she notices several strange items lining the shelves. She spots a strange looking flute. She then reads the label. "The Wind Waker... cool!" She then moves her eyes to another object. This one a cylinder shaped object. She reaches forward to touch it, only to be stopped by a gentle voice.

"May I help you?" Startled, she quickly turns around and comes face to face with a face that makes her start to blush. His blond hair in spikes. Whisker like marks on his face. Blue eyes with a hint of red. A black shirt and a pair of blue jeans. "Sorry to startle you... but that object... it will slice through your arm... I really need to put that in a glass case."

Shaking her head to get rid of her blush. She glances around the store. "Who are you? And what kind of store is this."

The man chuckles as he places another object onto a shelf. She couldn't get a good look at it. The man turns to her and smiles. "Naruto... Naruto Uzumaki at your service... and this is... " He waves his arms around. "The Fox's Den! A place that can make dreams come true!" He looks at Asuna. "What is your dream... Asuna-san?"

Asuna's eyes widen. "How-"

"I wonder... is it to marry Takamichi." Her eyes continue to widen. "Or do you want to explore the different Dimensions..." He pats her head, making the bells on her hair jingle. "I'm currently looking for an employee."

Asunashakes her head and backs away. "Ano... what's the catch?"

"No catch... Come to my office... I'll explain there." Naruto starts walking toward the back room. Asuna meanwhile, glances to the exit. Thinking of the pro's and con's. The pro's won out, and she needed a job.

Once inside, Naruto started explaining. Asuna's eyes become dinner plates as he finishes. Shaking her head, she catches a glimpse of a wooden shield hanging on the wall. A triangle in the middle.

Looking back at Naruto, she says. "Let me get this straight... your an inventor that made a device that can analyze and tell you what an object is made out of... and then you make replicas."

Naruto chuckles. "Pretty much..." He then looks her in the eye. "What I need is a partner..."

"Partner?" Asuna asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes... when I said I make dreams come true... is, I usually have people travel with me... and then I find a place where they can live a different life." Naruto explains. "When a person that doesn't feel they belong in their world... I take them to a different one."

Asuna tilts her head, Remembering what Negi mentioned in his lecture. "But... won't that cause chaos?"

"Only if they have a destiny on that world... " He glances at the objects around his office. "Some objects even have destinies... like the Wind Waker... the flute from earlier... I couldn't take the real one... because it had a destiny to uphold."

A Question comes to her mind. "Why Me? ... why not the other girls in my class... and how did you know my name?"

Naruto smirks. A fang pokes out. "Why I chose you...?" His eyes glaze over. After a few seconds he shakes his head. "You remind me a lot of myself." He then looks her in the eyes, still with a smirk. "As for why I didn't choose your classmates... well, Eva and I go way back... and I had a little run-in with Mana... and I helped train Kaede." He shakes his head. Taking out a pen, he begins writing on a piece of paper. From her perspective, it looks like an inventory list. "I've been watching you... since you were little... til you came back from the magical world."

"Why?" Asuna asked looking down. "I'm not special."

"On the contrary... you are very special..." He finally looks up from his writing. His eye's flashes red. "You just have to find it."

Asuna gives a small smile. Ignoring the red eyes, after all the stuff she'd seen over the years, nothing surprises her. "What about The Dean... Takamichi... or Negi?"

"The Dean... he already gave me permission." He then gives her a playful smirk, with his eye's close. Making him resemble a fox. Asuna wonder's if this is where Kaede learned it from. "He's making a class out of it. I can't take the entire class, but I can take a couple students." Asuna's eye's widen. "Even Negi can come if he wants... given that Nagi gives him permission."

Asuna shakes her head. "I-I have to think about it."

Naruto nods, his smirk turning into a small smile. "Take your time."

Asuna stands up and begins walking to the door. "I'll be back tomorrow to give you my answer."

"Sure... talk to Eva or the Dean if you don't trust me." He sees Asuna nod and walk out of the office. A minute later, a 'ding' is heard signalling Asuna has left the store. Without turning around, he calls out. "What can I do for you?"

"What's your game... Naruto-Kun?" A feminine voice came from the window.

He turns around and smirks at the figure. "What ever do you mean... Evangeline?"

The chibi vampire leaps from the window and looks around the room, then back to Naruto. "You gave me Zero... and for that I'm thankful... but this concerns my classmate." She looks at his smirk and immediately knows what he's planning. "Ah... now I see." She shakes her head. "Maybe we can travel to another dimension again... like old times..."

Naruto frowns. "Getting homesick, are we?"

Eva shakes her head. "No... I never want to go back there... Just want to explore with the rest of my class... they have grown on me." Naruto gives her a warm smile. She then begins walking back to the window. She stops. "And I believe Asuna will say yes."

Before he can ask her about that, she leaps out the window.

After coming back from The Fox's Den, Asuna immediately told Negi and Konoka about what she should do. Negi quickly ran to the Dean to get information, while Konoka thought it will be fun.

Hours have past, now we find Asuna sitting on her bed. Konoka standing in the kitchen cooking. Negi pacing back and forth.

I can't believe he is still staying in our room. Getting fed up of the pacing, she snaps. "Stop that! It's annoying!"

Negi stops pacing and jumps. "S-sorry..."

Konoka pauses in her cooking and looks toward Negi. "Negi-kun... what's wrong? You've been pacing for almost an hour."

Negi shakes his head. "My father, The Dean and Takamichi all said he was a trustworthy guy." He looks at Asuna. "They even said that you will learn a lot from him." He then glances down. "They said he was strong... stronger then all of them put together." Asuna's eyes widen as he continues. "He even knows my father... is old friends with Eva... even trained Kaede and Mana... I don't want him as an enemy!" Looking back toward Asuna, he gives her a pleading look. "Please don't anger him!"

Asuna gives Negi a glare as as he begins pacing again. Shaking her head, she lays down. Guess I'll take his offer... She begins to drift off. Who knows... it could even be fun...

Konoka spots Asuna sleeping soundly. She smiles. Guess we're going to have left overs again... She then blushes. Wonder if Set-chan wants to eat with us?

Short chapter, I know. But the way I see it, It doesn't matter how long a chapter is, as long as it gets the job done. Plus, First chapters/Prologues are meant to be short

This is just a little idea that came to me. Just wanted to see if people wanted me to continue this. Should I continue?

If you want me to continue, just tell me and add what dimension they should travel to.

For those that want to know, this takes place after the series.