Naruto: Fox Mage

Chapter 3: Fate's Decision and Nodoka's 'Awakening'

Inside Evangeline's Resort…

The entire group, plus Naruto and Hinata have been in the resort for about an hour now. Just sitting in silence. The girls of Class 3-A watch as Nodoka interacts with her mother, who she, just a few hours ago, thought was dead. Glancing to Nodoka's father, they see him leaning against a post, chattering with Eva. Nearby is a beach, waves are heard splashing down. Also around the area, are some trees, training dummies and a large waterfall. A complete training area…

"Should we even be here?" Asuna asked the person near her, which just happens to be Mana. "Why are we here anyway?"

Mana turns to her with a raised eyebrow.

"Because you and the others snuck in and can't get back out." Mana replied, turning back to examine Naruto.

"Oh… right." After a few moments she turns to Mana. "Then why are you here?"

With a small but noticeable rise in her eyes, she turns back to Asuna.

"I-" After a few inaudible words, she turns away with a blush. "…" And ignores Kaede laughing in the background.

With Nodoka and Hinata. Hinata admires how beautiful her daughter has become.

"Mom…" Nodoka began, looking at her mother. Who looks almost exactly like her, only without the hair covering her face. "I… don't understand." She continued, trying not to stutter. "Just a few hours ago… f-father told me you were dead."

Hinata gives a small laugh. "I'm not dead per se…" She gives a sigh. "Me and your father battled a strong mage… she was immensely strong. She used a forbidden technique that was meant for your father…" She brushes a lone hair from her face. "I loved your father more than life itself… so I took the hit for him…" She shares a glance to Naruto. "But from that woman's laughter… it turns out she planned for me to take the hit. That technique vaporized my physical form…"

"But…? How…?" Nodoka asked, still curious as to how her mother is here. In physical form.

"I was your fathers mate… and pactio partner." She reaches over and brushes some hair from Nodoka's face. "Before we came here… I couldn't communicate with your father… aside from doing 'ghostly' things. But when we arrived here… I could actually touch… and talk with him." She pulls out a card. A similar card that her father had shown her. "This pactio allows your father's chakra to give me a physical form."

"Then why… doesn't he use it all the time?" Hinata smiles at her daughters curious nature.

She nods her head towards Naruto. Turning to said fox, they spot sweat glistening from his face.

"Because we're a lot different from mages…" They glance to Negi, who Naruto has started using as a prop for his elbows. "We use a different type of energy… which you also have… but keeping me in a physical form is very taxing for your father. Which is why we're in Eva-chans resort."

Naruto, still leaning on an uncomfortable Negi, turns to the chibi vampire.

"Eva-chan… I'm sorry for not visiting you over the years." Naruto began. "If I had known…"

"No, it's my fault for falling for him." Eva grumbled. Glancing around she starts to wonder where her android got off to. She turns back to Naruto with a frown. "That idiot! Shows up a week before you came here… and completely forgot how the seal works!"

"I meet Nagi and his group years ago. He reminds me somewhat of my father." Naruto said with a chuckle, but the vampire catches his eyes glance to Asuna when he said 'group'. "I'll examine the seal later."

Eva slowly looks up to Naruto's eyes. "You'll do that?"

"Of course! Me and Hinata-chan consider you a very close friend." He said, unaware of Eva's widening eyes. He then scratches the back of his head. "But I do see where Nagi was coming from… he only wanted you to have the childhood you never had." He turns his head to where his wife and daughter are. "I just wished someone gave that to me and Hinata-chan…"

"Naruto…" Evangeline whispered.

Nodoka keeps an awe expression on her face as her mother describes Konoha and their Immortal years in not much detail, but enough for Nodoka to picture it. But she could tell her mother left out a lot of Naruto's past, but her father already told her most, and she left out the details leading up to her 'death'.

"I hope you forgive us for leaving us with some old friends of ours." Hinata said with a small bow. "I hope they treated you well."

"T-they did…" Nodoka answered. "But they died… a while back."

"I see…" Hinata whispered, already knowing that. The old man already told them, hence Naruto emptying a large bank account and giving it to Nodoka, with the Headmaster taking the credit. "I'm curious… why are you afraid of men. Did something happen?"

Nodoka gives a blush. "N-nothing like that. I just started to g-get real shy for some r-reason."

"Ah…" Hinata replied with a smile. "I was the same at your age. Always wearing a large jacket and blushing up a storm." Nodoka snaps her head towards her mother. "Your just like me…" Hinata turns to Naruto and Negi. Also turning her head, Nodoka looks at her father and Negi. "Love at first sight… then supporting him from the shadows…." Nodoka notices her mothers eyes glaze over. Lost in the past.

Naruto feeling them looking, gives them a smirk and wink.

"Hmmm…" Kaede squints her eyes at her mysterious new sensei, even though they spar together, he's still a strange mystery. A kunai hidden in her sleeves. And with lighting fast speed, she flicks her wrist and lets the Kunai go flying toward her distracted sensei. Said sensei, raises his hand and stops the kunai with one finger. He holds it using his index finger and thumb. "…!"

"Tsk. Tsk. Tsk." He said wagging a finger. He pockets the knife and turns back to a smirking Eva.

"Amazing." Mana said watching the man like a hawk. She turns to Kaede. "Did you see him kill that demon without remorse?" Kaede give a nod. "But this feeling… his magic is overwhelming. Almost like… a demons."

Kaede gives another nod. "I sense another type of magic in his body, de gozaru." She turns to Nodoka, who is still with her mother. "The same magic is beginning to show in Nodoka." Mana gives a nod, indicating she noticed it too.

"Fate is still alive?" Eva asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes… but I did kill his new pactio partners." Naruto simply replied, looking back over to Nodoka. "I'll kill him in time. My demon nature likes to play with my prey. Especially the ones that take my daughter hostage."

"Interesting. But what if she gets to him first?" Evangeline asked. She then raises an eyebrow as Chachamaru and Chachazero walk over to them.

"I'm surprised you remember her." Naruto said.

"Of course I do! I'll never forgive her for what she did to Hinata-sensei!" Eva cam close to screaming, but regained her composure.

"Heh… don't worry. I'll hunt down Fate before she recruits him." He slowly pulls out the kunai that Kaede threw. "Then I'll kill him. From what I learned, you guys gave him several chances to turn his life around." Eva nods.

"Will there be blood, Foxy?" Zero asked, popping up on Naruto's shoulder, and gripping his fox ears.

"Probably." Was Naruto's answer.

"Then I'm coming!" Zero yelled out, causing a pain to flow through Naruto's ear.

"Zero…!" Eva gives a glare to the doll.

Naruto grabs Zero and holds her like a child. "Now… now…" He pats her on the head, then tilts his head in curiosity. "I wonder…" A red glow begins to surround his hand, which causes Hinata to glare in his direction. The red glow then flows into the doll.

Evangeline and Chachamaru stand to the side, watching in curiosity.

Over by the girls, each one has a question mark hanging over their heads.

Zero's hair begins floating upwards as if a wind is blowing through it, her clothes begins blowing in the invisible wind as well. Her eyes flicker from green to red to back to green. A fang grows in her mouth, followed by a second. The red aura surrounding her glows brightly for a second, before dissipating.

"What did that do…? Aside from giving her fangs." Eva asked, poking the doll on the head.

Naruto places Zero on the ground. She walks around, then gives a powerful twirl, her large knifes swinging with her. Like a demonic top.

"I don't feel any different." Zero told them.

"That's because we're in the resort. Once outside… you'll start to feel different." Naruto explained, patting the doll's head.

Nodoka looks over at her mother, as she starts looking lovingly at Naruto.

"If you love him so much… why did he mention that he's looking for a mate?" Nodoka managed to ask without a stutter.

Hinata turns to her daughter. "That's because… just in case I completely disappear… like that technique intended… your father will have someone that loves him by his side…"

"I-I see…" Nodoka mumbled several seconds later.

"She must be someone that truly loves your father…" Hinata glances at Eva as the chibi vampire admires Zero… by shaking her back and forth. "… and will never betray him."

"What will happen then…?" Nodoka curiously asked.

"She will become corrupt by his chakra…" Hinata simply explained. "If she has doubts about her love… or if she's just weak willed… the power will take over her mind."

Nodoka looks down at that. Wondering if the same thing will apply to her as well. She glances to Negi before looking back down. Her mind flashes to what her and her father were talking in her room, and she told him she read his mind. What came as a relief was that he wasn't upset, he then explained about her sealed powers. She just hopes people would accept the changes.

Hearing her father's voice snaps her out of her thoughts. Looking over towards him, she spots Naruto calling the class over for a spar. Ku Fei jumps up and down excitedly since she's the first one to reach Naruto.

Nodoka notices that her father's usual hat isn't on his head. Glancing around, she spots the hat right next to her. She picks it up and examines it curiously. After taking another glance around, she places it on her head. Her eyes flashes red for a second. Next o her, Hinata gives her daughter a small smile.

Demon Realm…

A large and ominous castle sits surrounded by an equally dark and ominous forest. A lighting storm in the sky above completes the look.

The castle itself resembles an ancient medieval castle. Only without the moat. To the left of the castle lies a bamboo forest, perfect for sword training.

On the inside, sitting on a throne, is a blond woman. Her hair contains streaks of red. Her elongated finger nails, or is it claws, tap the hard throne, making a clicking noise echo off the stone walls.

Hearing a door open, her red eyes snap towards the new person.

"Well…?" The woman asked, the clicking sound stops.

"Doku is dead." The figure reported.

"Killed by Nagi? Or his son?" The woman asked in a bored manner. She begins to tap again.

"I'm afraid by neither, Madam." The woman pauses her tapping as that was said.

"Then by who?"

"I'm afraid… it was Naruto." The man answered with a slight stutter.

A fanged smirk appears on the woman's face. "Naruto-Kun…?" She taps again, but this time in a musical rhythm. "He finally resurfaced…"

"I've also located… Fate Averruncus." The man said. "But it looks like Naruto has been playing with him. He even killed… Fate's pactio partners without hesitation…"

"…!" She blinks at that. "Didn't think Naruto would do something like that." She then smirks. "Cruel… but very sexy."

"Shall I send the shadows after Fate?"

"No…" The woman stands up from her throne and walks past the her servant and towards a large open window. Her heels making a clicking noise. "Send the hunters. They need the exercise."

"Y-yes, Madam!" He quickly rushes off to do as ordered.

The woman looks out the window, lost in thought. One eye flashes to blue, before turning red again.

Fate Averruncus runs through a thick forest. Dry blood is seen from a wound on his head. He glances back as the bushes rustle. He's been running for what felt like days. Legs begin to feel like mush. And it all started when he and his partners were planning to invade Mahora… but was stopped by a red eyed trench coat wearing demon. He took out his partners like they were leaves in the wind. And here he was now, running from a demon that gets a kick out of playing with his prey. Fear begins showing on his face.

Stopping his running, he leans against a tree to catch his breath. His silver hair matted with sweat.

Hearing footsteps behind him, he gives one fear induced look at the tree before turning around.

Naruto stops walking once Fate turns around. He frowns at the look in the child's eyes. Kunai slides down his arm and into his hand.

"Finish it…" Fate whispered, closing his eyes and pictures his harem all smiling at him. "I already failed my master. I'm a broken tool… a useless puppet."

Naruto, and Hinata, both pause as he said that. An image overlaps the silver haired boy. A very familiar image. One scene he could never forget, no matter how long he lives.

"You must kill me Uzumaki Naruto…" Haku had said. "My Master has no use… for a broken tool."

Naruto flinches, but another image hits him like a hit from Tsunade. An image of days before appears, when he first battled Fate's partners. The girls told Fate to leave while they slowed the Naruto down.

Koyomi grunts as a fist implants itself in her stomach, sending her flying. She let's out another grunt as she lands on the hard ground. Naruto walks over to her and looks down at her. Blood drips from her lips.

"Why do you keep fighting?" Naruto asked.

"Because…" Koyomi started, trying her hardest to stand back up. "He is the most important person in my life. He saved me from death and loneliness. I love him! And will fight to protect him!" Fate gasps at that as he watches from the forest. Shaking his head, he runs, and doesn't look back.

"…!" Naruto eyes widen. Glancing around him, he spots the other girls nodding in agreement. Each trying to force themselves to stand up. But before they can even stand, another Naruto hits each one on the back of the neck, knocking them out. He places his hands in a familiar hand sign and a another clone pops out in a poof of smoke. "You, stay with the girls. And you, follow Fate. It'll be bad if she get's to him. And feel free to toy with him."

"Yes, sir!" Both clones saluted.

"I have a meeting with a Dean." One clone vanishes into the thick of the forest, while the other sits on a rock, reading an orange book. Naruto sweat drops at the personality of his clones. 'Maybe I should let Hinata possess a clone…' He felt movement in the air, but nothing else. He frowns. He glances to the downed girls. The girl's abilities are strangely reminiscent of the people from his past. He shakes his head, before vanishing.

The kunai drops from Naruto's hand and impales the ground. Fate looks up at the fearsome man in front of him, but before he can say anything, a wet squelch is heard.

Blood drips onto Fate's head, making his hair a mixture of sweat and blood. Looking up, he watches as a dead body lands in front of him.

The body is wearing ninja like clothing. But upon closer look, he could tell it's not human, if the tail poking out is any indication. His face is strangely wolf like, muzzle being covered by a ninja like face mask. And sticking in his spine, is a large butcher knife.

Naruto walks over to the creature and yanks out the knife. Fate looks away as the body gives a gasp even though the creature is dead. Fate quickly turns away as the knife drips blood. He always hated death, and always tried to avoid killing.

"You say you're a useless tool…" Naruto tosses the knife into the tree, where an insane laughter is heard. "How about you join me, then?"

"Why…?" Fate grunted. Several more trees rustle. "You already took away those important to me."

"I didn't kill them…" Naruto replied, his tails begin waving back and forth in anticipation. "They remind me of my past." He looks back to fate. "Join me… and gain a new purpose." Naruto smiles at fate, an image of Haku fades into the silver haired child. Maybe this is another chance to save someone like Haku, after having failed to save him all those years ago.

Three more creature burst through the foliage behind Naruto. Each carrying swords on their back, unlike their dead partner, who was more of a… scout?

One ninja wolf carries a large sword, similar to something the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist would carry. Another one carries a Katana, the fast one of the group. And the last one carries Kusari Gama, the chain rattles as the creature prepare for battle.

Chachazero lands beside Naruto, her large butcher knife still soaked in blood. She then pulls out a smaller knife and lets out a cackle. Her eyes contain some red speckles and her puppet like joints are gone. Making her look like a normal little girl… who is carrying a large bloody knife. And her robot like ears are still there.

The wolf with the large sword swings down, intending to cut the puppet in half. But instead of hearing a scream or wood flying everywhere, he feels a resistance. Looking on the other side of his large sword, he spots the puppet holding his large sword at bay with the large knife… one handed.

"Wha-?" He spots her free hand, which is twirling the smaller knife. He grunts as he pushes down harder, but instead of moving, he feels his sword rising up. He frowns as he sees the puppet giving a wide and creepy smile.

Zero twirls her knife in her free hand. She grabs it by the blade and looks at it. Smile never leaving her face. Behind her, Fate watches in amazement. Having never seen Evangeline's puppet do something like this. Glancing to Naruto, he spots him smiling. A proud smile, maybe?

Zero looks up at the struggling demon, and with a flick of her wrist, the knife flies toward him. Seeing the knife coming, the demon pulls away… or would have if his sword would budge. Looking towards the maniacal doll, her other hand is griping the blade.

The knife strikes his leg. Causing him to let go of the knife and back away in pain. But as he looks back at the doll, he spots her in the air with her large knife coming down on him.

Naruto raises an eyebrow as he looks down at his boots. A wolf head rolls to a stop and bumps into his boots. He looks back up at the two other wolfs.

They must live by a code of honor. The two wolves draw their weapons. But before they can do anything, a chuck of earth shaped like a spear, impales the wolf carrying a Kusari Gama. The wolf drops the weapon and crumbles to the floor. That was… anti-climatic… Beside him, he can feel Hinata nod in agreement. He turns around. Fate grunts as he stands up on wobbly legs.

What am I doing…? Fate stumbles over to Naruto and Zero. This is... illogical...

"You know…" Naruto started, glancing at Fate from the corner of his eye, and watching the remaining wolf. "... that even a caged bird… will open the cage door with it's beak. In order to fly free again." Once Fate gets close to him, he pats him on the head. "The same applies to puppets… once they get tired of being on strings their entire life… they will find a way to cut them… and live their own life…"

Fate looks down, but quickly looks back up as the remaining wolf finally gets tired of waiting. He charges forward, sword preparing to swing.

"Hakkeshou…" Fate whispered as he rushes forward. And like something Hinata's family used to do, he strikes the wolf using his finger. He continues with super fast speed. Once the last hit nails the wolf, it sends him flying backwards. Leaving the katana behind.

Naruto frowns at the now dead ninja wolf. Come on! I didn't even get a chance to fight! Looking down again, he spots the Kusari Gama near his feet… along with the head of the wolf. And like a soccer player, he kicks the head, until it splatters against a tree.

"What are you doing, Foxy-Sama?" Zero asked, seeing Naruto pick up the Kusari Gama. He pulls out a scroll and the weapon vanishes into it.

"A Present." Naruto replied, standing back up.

"Your name… is Foxy?" Fate asked, panting hard.

Naruto freezes in his spot. Even his tails.

"Please… don't call me that…" Naruto replied, not liking a male calling him that. "Call me Naruto… Uzumaki Naruto."

"Uzumaki… Naruto…" Fate pauses as he remembers his late Master telling him about the people he should be worried about. And Naruto's name was in the list. "The Kyuubi."

Naruto chuckles. "I prefer… Neo-Kyuubi."

Fate nods. Maybe being with Naruto's group won't be too bad. After all, he could probably challenge Negi again. Looking back to Naruto, he quickly pales.

Naruto throws a kunai into an already dead wolf.

"Aha!" He plucks the kunai back out with a wet sound.

Maybe I should quit while I'm still sane… Fate thought, as the insane doll follows the tailed demons actions.

Naruto stands in front of his daughter in the middle of a training area he found. Around them stands the rest of the class, including Negi. Just standing on the sidelines, watching.

Naruto chuckles and places his hat onto Nodoka. She sits in a meditative stance. A Purple aura surrounds her.

"W-what am I suppose to be doing?" Nodoka asked, sitting on the ground.

"Your new awakened powers are uncontrolled and unbalance." Naruto explained. "I need you to meditate. Then I'll show you some very old chakra techniques my first sensei had me learn." Nodoka closes her eyes. "And afterwards… I'll let you show me around Library Island." Nodoka opens her eyes and gives a happy smile.

Naruto watches as his daughter's purple aura surrounds her. Her hair flies up, and knocks off the hat.

Naruto tilts his head. I was right…Demon Chakra… Normal Chakra… and Chi… He shakes his head, not noticing Nodoka giving a grunt. Is she was born back in Konoha… they would call this a new bloodline…

"Naruto!" Asuna, Negi and Eva called out.

"Sensei!" The rest of the girls called out.

Naruto snaps out of his thoughts and looks to his daughter… only to see the purple aura weaving back and forth. Nodoka scrunches her eyes in concentration. Not aware of what her aura is doing.

"Nodoka! Wait…!" Naruto yelled out. But it was too late. A purple shockwave of wind shoots out, sending a gust that hit's the girls and Naruto. Making them hold their clothes down, to keep from giving Naruto and Negi a panty shot.

Looking towards his daughter, he slaps his face and turns around.

The wind begins dissolving her clothing. Leaving her bare for the world and her class to see. Nodoka lets out a gasp as she quickly covers her bare breasts and other parts. Looking towards Negi, she sees him face down with a bloody nose.

"Here." She turns to her father, who hands her a towel from out of nowhere. "Figured you'll need it. Your mother did the same thing." Nodoka gives an atomic blush, worthy of being Hinata's daughter.

Negi wakes up, only to make a mistake of turning towards Nodoka. Seeing a breast bounce, he passes out. Chamo meanwhile stands on Asuna's shoulder writing the events down with a perverted chuckle, until said girl spots him and stomps on him.

An hour later, and a new uniform later, Naruto stands in front of his, still blushing, daughter.

He hands her a leaf, which makes her and everyone confused.

"I'm suppose to have you do the tree walking exercise…" He pops his neck. "But I want to see something first. I want you to try cutting this using your chi. Then I'll have everyone try tree walking."

Nodoka nods and begins to try and cut the leaf.

Eva walks over to Naruto.

"You didn't kill him, did you?" Eva asked.

"Zero tell you?" Naruto asked back.

"She didn't have to." Eva replied. "I know you, very well."

Naruto smirks. Even when he said he killed Fate's harem, she still didn't believe him.

"I believe he'll become a trusted ally in the future." He looks towards Negi. "And help Negi grow even stronger."

"Heh… I thought that was my job?" Eva commented with a fanged smirk.

Before Naruto could say anymore, a small rip is heard.

Both Naruto and Eva turn towards Nodoka, only to see her holding both halves of the leaf with a bright smile. Yue claps for her friend and rival in love. Naruto's eyes widen.

Damn it! My own daughter beat me! Naruto begins crying a waterfall. I had to use over 200 clones to do that!

Hinata gives a loud laugh that only Naruto heard.

To Be Continued…

See, I totally didn't forget this story. And I originally planned to kill of Fate and his harem, but had a change of heart. And the pairing will be Naruto/Hinata/Evangeline.

Currently working on Jurassic Park and a few new one's including Bleach and Gargoyles.

Also, I decided to change this story from 'T' to 'M'. You never know what I may add, Heh!

And below is a short scene from my upcoming Gargoyles story. I haven't wrote that much of the first chapter, but this what I'm planning to add. Was originally going to have Demona push Naruto off the building. But nothing is set in stone… no pun intended.

Gargoyles: Superstition and Shuriken (Name may change)

Naruto stands atop of a very high building. In front of him, stands Demona. The moonlight shines off of her red hair. She glares at the human before her.

"I refuse to let a human help me!" She spat out. "Goliath may have love for humans. But I don't!"

Naruto smirks, he rolls up the sleeves of his business suit.

"Who says I'm human!" Naruto said. He takes off his sunglasses, with his eyes closed, and places them in his coat pocket. He slowly opens his eyes.

Demona holds in a gasp as red demon like eyes glance back at her.

"What…?" Demon said, confusion in her voice.

"If you want more proof…" He walks towards the edge, of the building. He gives a smile as he leans backwards.

The female Gargoyle quickly rushes forward, not knowing what propelled her to do so. She grabs forward, but her hands miss.

Naruto, still falling, grabs Demon by her shirt and takes her with him.

"What are you doing?" She screamed to him, trying to flap her wings, but the weight is too much. "I can't save us both!"

Naruto gives a smile. He continues to fall backwards, while Demona grips onto him tightly, trying to fly up to save them both.

"I thought you didn't care if I live or die…" Naruto said. "From our previous meetings, I thought you hated me…"

Demona sees the ground coming up fast.

"That doesn't mean I want you to jump off and kill yourself!" Demona yelled, over the rush of wind.

Naruto gives a smile. "Hold onto me."

"What…?" Demona asked.

"Trust me." Demona looks unsure, but instead of saving herself. She grabs onto the human. Looking back to her past, she decides to accept death. Even if it means, dying with a human. She closes her eyes.

But if she would've kept them opened, she would've seen a metallic object rip from Naruto's back. Blue Chakra coats the edge of the object. The object begins to move, like wings.

Not feeling any pain, Demon opens her eyes. Only to see them getting higher and higher from the ground. She spots Naruto giving her a wide smile. But behind him, she sees metallic wings behind him. Flapping.

"What are you?" Demona managed to whisper.

Naruto just smiles as they soar through the night sky.

To Be... Written!