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Chapter 1:

Well…this was the place.

Japan.

…he wasn't that impressed.

For one thing it was too loud. Very pungent too. Nothing like the fresh Konoha air he was used to. It kinda hurt his nose. Even so high up on top of this incredibly tall building. But…Uzumaki Naruto figured he wouldn't be here too long. Not like something would come up that force him into staying longer than he planned. Besides! It was vacation time! Something the blond-haired, blue-eyed shinobi never thought would be forced upon him.

Save the world, get some time off. Tsunade all but forced it down his throat (literally) when he refused the slip giving around three months time free from missions and being on call…but to tell you the truth, Naruto was also told he could stay away for about as long as he wanted. Considering he never before used any of it, the days kept just adding up. Pretty much all of the village decided he deserved to rest his weary body and spirit for all the good he did for his fellow residents. Although considering his newest celebrity status…it was quickly decided he needed to get away from Konoha for the time being and let all the hype and glory hounds after his, well, everything to lose its luster. So the woman scribbled off he could travel the world as Jiraiya did, gathering outside experience up until he either returned himself because he was bored (highly likely) or something he couldn't ignore popped up (not as likely but still viable).

Naruto decided to follow the small advice written on the last page of Jiraiya's Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi scrawled in there sometime before he was ever given the book. It appeared to be some sort of plan by his former mentor, to come here when they got the chance. It seemed like the Sannin planned the event for one of the blond's birthdays and was going to use his novel as a way to get him interested. Since the three year training trip was out of the question then the deceased toad sage figured they could wing it at some other point.

Now was as good a time as any.

But once he arrived it was almost disconcerting when the blond discovered the entire city was awash in negativity. Not dangerous, murderous intent...but there was a lot of anger and disgust bubbling below the surface. And the power levels! Sage Mode allowed him to feel out that there was a fair share of people out here who surpassed the base level of a civilian by a wide margin. He was stronger of course...but the fact that each and every one of them felt similar to a jounin or above worried the jinchuriki somewhat. Naruto was here to try and relax but it wouldn't hurt to stop any surprises from falling into his lap. So far he'd been left alone as well so that was a blessing. There'd been enough fighting back in the war.

Naruto's luck was godly in gambling but shit in everything else. At least now he was aware and could prepare if one of them sensed the jinchuriki right back and decided to attack.

Sitting atop an incredibly tall building with nature chakra running through his veins, the Ashura reincarnation sat along the edge of the roof, golden irises peering out along the skyline as the weight of the mysterious powers pinged against his awareness. They were literally all over the place, with a strong concentration to his south he couldn't stop focusing in on-

"Holy shit!"

A frenzy of killer intent slammed into his senses like a freight train. It felt as though someone wanted to literally rip some poor sap to shreds and utterly destroy them. And...it was coming directly from the south where his mind kept wandering to. Yup. Right in the exact same area as the convergence of powerful energies.

...interesting.

Being the curious little teenager he was, Kurama's jinchuriki figured it wouldn't hurt to go and scope out the competition. He could totally handle whatever these superpowers could throw at him. If the boy could take out a psychopathic super zombie, an Uchiha madman with the power of a primordial god, a vengeful 'tree' that literally was the reason everyone in the Elemental Nations possessed chakra, the woman who started it all with her covetous nature...and his demented best friend with a diabolical endgame, then he could weather this unknown storm.

Besides…he wasn't really going for a fight.

It wasn't like everything in the world was out to get him, right?

Damn that girl…seriously, Hitoyoshi Zenkichi doubted himself for joining the Student Council under the guidance of his oldest friend. He liked his appearance the way it was with spiky blond hair longer near the ears, dark blue eyes, thin but in good shape, and clad in an alternate version of his school's male uniform variant: a black jacket with yellow trim instead of white, a red tie, a green armband around the left bicep to signal his status as the General Affairs Manager, white undershirt, black pants, and black loafers. His fear stemmed from watching that terrifying beast of a dog slumbering only a few feet away from his own spot, making him feel incredibly exposed out in the open. The letter in his hand showed a cute little doodle of a happy puppy frolicking in a field.

This was not a happy little puppy.

Thinking critically to himself, Zenkichi couldn't help but the curse the entire set of circumstances that lead him to trying to capture a dangerous monster mistaken for something found naturally in the world. Thanks to that container, the Student Council request box set up by the President to aid her school, a girl had put in a plea for help towards finding her poor doggy that went missing on campus during the last semester. Well…he found it alright, and the 'poor doggy' looked like it was surviving just fine.

It was a Borzoi, a Russian wolfhound with a tapered body and pointed snout that came up past Zenkichi's waist when standing on all fours. Fur colored a light tannish-white covered the canine, except for its brown droopy ears and a pattern along its neck and skull. Oh, and its face and paws were littered with big ol' scars the blond figured probably weren't there back when the dog lived with its owner. Its bark sounded like a noise from hell too. Fact: Hitoyoshi was petrified of having to go anywhere near such a creature because it would most likely eat him alive.

But he'd do it…because Medaka-chan requested he finish the job for her sake.

Kurokami Medaka, freshman Student Council President of Hakoniwa Academy and Hitoyoshi Zenkichi's closest friend since they were two years old. They were always together, though more often than not it was the girl leading while Zenkichi reluctantly brought up the rear. Even when the first-year attempted to pull away over multiple occasions it was no surprise he'd eventually find his way back to Medaka's side. It was just…he cared for her. And because of their proximity, the boy was literally the one person who could say he knew her the best. Even though others had challenged his spot countless times to try and woo her away (or even try and take Zenkichi instead) for their own gain. But she shot them all down.

Medaka, you see…was special. No, she was more than that. The Kurokami daughter was superhuman and made the impossible very, very possible. In everything. Physical activities. Mental exercises. Games. Advice. Music. Trivia. You name it and she would have it mastered or knew enough about the subject to be considered advanced even more so than somebody who had studied or practiced the art for decades. Hell, even love wasn't a subject out of her reach. That girl loved everybody. And Zenkichi meant everybody. Friend or foe, young or old, and everything in between. Medaka's love was so overflowing it couldn't be contained to only one single person and that in turn made her shower it upon everybody instead.

She had always been like this, for nearly as long as he remembered.

Because of who she was Medaka did the unfeasible (yet again) and became the 98th president by winning nearly one-hundred percent of the vote after running for office despite only being an incoming freshman unknown to the student body. Her passion for helping others culminated first in the uniform color change to signify the council was there to provide a service, the background black to everyone's forefront white, followed by bringing up something the woman labeled as a suggestion box. Open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, three-hundred sixty-five days a year, its purpose was to better both the academy and those who came there to learn. Have a problem? Leave them a message and they would fix it. Know of a way to improve something? The StuCo would see it through to the end.

They were lucky no one had thought to put any perverted notions in the box yet. Medaka's approval or not, Zenkichi would have destroyed the poor fool who thought to take advantage of his friend's kindness.

There was also just…a bit of a problem with Medaka's abnormal abilities. While it did indeed make her incredibly popular and adored by plenty, it was also a double-edged sword that alienated her from the ordinary masses. Zenkichi was lucky; had he not befriended her at such a young age the blue-eyed boy would have just been another statistic and therefore would never have gained immunity to her quirkiness. Sure, even after all these years she did crazy shit and it left him in awe but at the most he'd get over it as just something Medaka could do. Others were less tactful, often calling her a freak or something else if they were mean enough. The girl just took it in stride; her bountiful affection also made her unconditionally accept even the worst faults of mankind.

Anyways, after the election his friend was the lone member of the Student Council. Zenkichi vehemently denied ever joining to another one of his friends made after the first day of school but in the end it barely took much effort for Medaka to recruit him into the General Affairs post. It helped explain why he was now working to fulfill a girl's request for locating a dear pet…but not why his best buddy wasn't there to cheer him on.

You see…Kurokami Medaka possessed both an extraordinary personality as well as an extraordinary presence. Animals could only pick up on the second half though, effectively turning her into a natural creature repellant due to her utterly petrifying aura. Imagine a common fifteen-year old female, but behind her was an overbearing demonic visage ready to torture your very being and swallow your insignificant soul at a moment's notice. That's what an animal sensed whenever they got near the girl.

It always broke Medaka's heart whenever yet another one sprinted from her like she was the devil herself.

Zenkichi looked down at the tiny butterfly net he figured would easily catch a miniscule puppy, before glancing up at the damn thing as big as a horse lying off in the sun. This wasn't so bad…right? He was doing it for Medaka, for Medaka, for Medaka…

With a war cry the blond rushed forward ready to swing the pole and complete his task. As long as he was quick enough, he could probably cover the dog's face or something and then wrestle it into submission. Yeah. Yeah! That'd work! Almost there! Here goes! Except the canine's eye snapped open the moment the General Affairs Manager started screaming and it leapt to its feet far faster than expected.

Then the monster jumped.

Zenkichi would have swore the dog's slobbering maw opened far wider than expected of a mammal's jaw right before the struggle to survive began. There were teeth, and claws, and hair, and pain, and through it all his escape attempts and cries for help were ignored by the one other person in attendance to the first-year's agony. A young girl in the normal white version of Hakoniwa's clothing, with a sky blue pleated skirt, similar colored thigh highs, and the addition of a simple set of white wristbands. Though she looked as if she was a mere grade schooler, Shiranui Hansode was much older than her appearance suggested.

The little loli was laughing uproariously as she used her cell phone to record the events of her friend's slaughter. The thick ahoge strand poking out from the top of her head wiggled as Shiranui continued to do nothing supportive, even as he finally dragged himself away from the savage animal and hoped it wouldn't hunt him down. It didn't, thank god. Chasing after Zenkichi as he fled, she eventually ran a hand through her short cheek-length blue hair while sapphire eyes took in his battered and wounded form panting against one of the building walls dotting the school's massive grounds.

"Ouch. You don't look so good Hitoyoshi."

"Shut. Up." he growled, throwing down the remains of his net in anger. "Why didn't you help me!?"

"What could I do? I'm just a frail little girl. I'm nothing like the Princess." she said while motioning towards her underdeveloped body. Oh yes, it was nothing like Medaka's.

"Whatever! Arg! This fucking hurts!"

Shiranui started to laugh, a loud and boisterous tune before she spun over to the bloody male and pulled out a roll of bandages from behind her back. Zenkichi paused, a few soft but strangled noises escaping from his mouth as the bluenette looked up at him with a sly smirk. "Is this a good apology?"

Seconds of silence passed before he quickly matched her with a wide yet exasperated grin. The blond should have known she'd do something like this. It was so totally Shiranui to be a devious little bugger, unwilling to help with the heavy lifting but still prepared enough when all was said and done. "Fine, but you're helping me put them on."

"Of course! What're friends for, idiot?"

As he dropped to the grass Hitoyoshi never noticed as her wide eyes narrowed and shone with a rare, dull gleam not normally used by the happy teen. It was gone in a flash though as Hansode exuberantly wrapped a handful of the white linen around his brow and blinded him, all the while giggling that maybe a mummy would have better luck capturing their target. They traded talk back and forth until all the StuCo member's wounds were dressed and they walked off to recoup and go at it another day.

Never once did either of the freshman see a yellow-haired boy in showy orange watching curiously from atop of the structure before turning and hopping away.

Naruto was a bit surprised that the negativity he felt came from a big dog of all things, as huge as Akamaru and similar in color. The shinobi had popped in with a bright flash of gold, only to see a fellow blond and a midget running away from the canine tensed for battle just after the two halves had clashed. What the hell were they trying to do? Was it a stray? It had to be an intelligent sonofabitch like the ninken back home if it could properly feel such a crazy amount of rage and focus it on a target. Normal animals were instinctual and without any higher brain functions to understand the emotion...you could see where that was going.

Falling to ground level, the most his landing got from the animal was a slight twitch of an ear. Other than that it continued to try and catch some sleep in what Naruto would really admit was a nice little grassy alley even filled with wildflowers. This was a pretty damn peaceful spot. In fact, from what he saw upon entry, there was a large amount of open land around here surrounding all the buildings. Bordered by forests on pretty much all sides (awesome) it seemed like a nice little spot to hang out at.

"Uh, hey." Kurama's human container began with a hand raised in greeting. The beast cracked an eye open at that, analyzing Naruto who gave a small smile. "How's it going?" The dog growled, jowls quivering from the dangerous tone it released. Naruto quickly held up his hands in a non-threatening manner and shook his head in nervousness. "Whoa, calm down there! I'm not gonna…do whatever those other two were doing! I'm just visiting!"

The dog lowered its head but continued to eye him critically. Another rumble was issued and the jinchuriki could have sworn it was a question. One he had no idea how to answer.

"Um…you're a smart one, aintcha? You actually remind me of another dog I know, named Akamaru by the way, who's a really strong dog and the partner of one of my friends. The two fight side by side and have been together...I think since Akamaru was born, at least over five years ago. Hell, I think in a few more he'll be able to talk like the other ninja dogs from my village. Ha! Kiba won't be the only one able to understand him now."

Another growl.

"…if I understood that, which I didn't really, you want to know more?"

Growl.

Naruto blinked as the dog's shaggy tail slapped the ground near it. "You want me to…join you?"

The Borzoi chuffed before sighing and rolling onto its side.

"Okay, yeah. I wouldn't mind relaxing for awhile." As the ninja walked over he pulled the strap of his large scroll off his shoulder and rested it up against the nearby wall. Rolling his neck the blond sat down next to the breathing pile of fur and idly scratched its side without being mauled in any way. "I guess I could start with some of the things Akamaru and Kiba can do. There's this one move called the Gatsuuga (Fang Passing Fang) where…"

It was strange but for two hours Naruto simply sat there talking to a dog. Her spoke of the Inuzuka clan's stable of canines and when his knowledge on that began to lag he switched over to Kakashi's diverse summons. The one at his side listened with one ear propped up to listen, allowing him to scratch its sides and head as humans seemed unable to resist doing to their kind. This one didn't seem so bad, just like its owner Urushi, and even had examples of why its four-legged species was superior to others. The Borzoi hadn't originally meant to run away from the girl but as a puppy it just didn't know any better. The world was new and there were so many interesting smells and sounds that it had trot off when she first brought him to Hakoniwa during some kind of festival. A whole semester of living on campus and fighting to survive against wild creatures as its ancestors did after the innocence wore off opened the dog's eyes and made it into what it was today:

A strong and Alpha canine.

That other boy and the small female from before were trying to dominate the animal. That was a big no-no. Had it any fingers the dog would've wagged it in disappointment. This one though knew to submit itself in a soothing manner without attempting to throw his weight around. Or the human was scared of it. That's good. Its kind was bred to hunt down wolves. It was only proper to feel that.

As darkness began to fall and the school was completely closed for the day, Naruto found himself prone on his back and using the dog's haunches as a pillow. It was probably high time to leave and find himself a place to stay but…this was actually pretty cozy with the gentle Spring weather keeping him comfortable. Naruto could see the stars clearly from here and it wasn't like camping outside was a major inconvenience for a traveling shinobi. The dog wasn't even that dirty (despite only using rain water and the occasional dip in the school's outdoor pool to clean itself) and so he figured a night of sleep there wouldn't make him that soiled in turn.

The Borzoi glanced in Naruto's direction as he heard the occasional soft snort up against its hindquarters. The guest had actually fallen asleep. Well…he wasn't bothering anyone. This spiky-headed guy with all the interesting scents could stay in the canine's territory for a bit longer. After all, he had given the large animal some new things to think about. Lots of new things…

"So…we were unable to capture it yet again. Shiranui and I found the target but in the end we just couldn't hack it." Zenkichi announced to the lone other person inside of the Student Council's office. Despite a day having passed, the fifteen-year old blond and his uniform still looked as though he had gone through a blender. Oh his mom had fussed about and scolded him for begin so darn reckless, but that was to be expected of a loving parent. And as a former doctor and possessing expert motherly skills, the elder Hitoyoshi quickly fixed him all up good as new and even sewed up the tattered outfit in a pinch.

Too bad it was all for naught when Zenkichi and Hansode got together again before classes started for the day to plan, and then executed said plan during lunch, finding their quarry wandering out near the edge of the woods of its territory in a hunt for food and ultimately making no progress. Holding up a clipboard, the boy stared at the big F-A-I-L written on the piece of paper and silently cursed the bluenette's annoying jibe. She was completely right…but still.

From across the boy, seated at the large desk reserved for one certain person of status, another student rested with her arms crossed under a rather magnificent chest bulging against her jacket. Like Hitoyoshi she wore the modified black uniform, blue stockings, and a blue skirt like Shiranui, but unlike the other peers hers was actually altered to in the front to show off an impressive amount of cleavage. Long, lustrous purple tresses hung down to the small of her back while spiky bangs fell into red eyes currently close in contemplation. Like plenty of others around here she too had a strand of gravity-defying hair poking skyward. But most importantly, a red armband hung around her left bicep with 'Student Council President' stenciled in kanji (as well as the ones signifying the status of Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer; she saw fit to wear them herself since she currently took care of those jobs in the absence of members). It was the girl Zenkichi had known for years, the one he couldn't seem to escape from, and the female everyone on the planet would agree on was wholly out of this world.

Kurokami Medaka.

Cracking open a sharp crimson iris, she regarded her childhood companion for a moment before releasing a small sigh, not even bothering to ask if he was well. Something like this wouldn't hinder the blond. "…I see. There's not much I can say, other than it's a bit unsettling how easily you get along with Shiranui." she remarked in a crisp, noble tone. Her words rang true, ask anybody else and they'd tell you the same. For only knowing each other a month or so the two freshman had become disturbingly relaxed around one another. Almost as if, somehow, the small bluenette understood what Zenkichi was like before she ever met him and used that to form their bond.

"Anyways, I guess it grew up during the time it was missing. Not so much an adult, but instead just became a wild beast. We even went and met with the owner as a matter of procedure, Akizuki Urushi-senpai. She…seemed like an easygoing girl. But it was difficult trying to explain the situation to her."

"Borzoi means 'agile and alertness' in Russian. Such dogs were originally used for hunting wolves…so in a sense, they are more beastly than the animals they hunted."

"Well that explains why I had such a hard time against it. Anyways, don't worry about it. There's no reason to give up. Someone's got to do the jobs you're unable to. Just leave it to me and Shiranui…we'll get it done." Medaka just quietly contemplated what Zenkichi just said as he continued on. "I don't think she'll be too pleased about helping again but I'm sure she'll tag along anyways. She can really come through in a pinch. You can go ahead and continue working on the other requests, Medaka-chan."

"Wait Zenkichi." she said the moment he pulled open the door. "I will handle this one."

"Uhhhhhhhh you sure about that? It's an animal."

Reaching down towards the table, the purplenette grabbed her trademark silk folding fan before standing to look out the large window at her back. The fact they had to ask another for help severely rankled Medaka's mood, more so because Hansode was not a part of the Student Council. They were here to serve; it was their job to help those in need. Shiranui shouldn't need to assist simply because they should be able to finish it themselves.

But seeing what Medaka decided was a proper answer to the problem…didn't go over so well.

Traveling to the Drama Club while her two cohorts moved off to once again locate the canine, it wasn't before long when the second female decided to show up in an amusing and odd way. She had traded her uniform in for a skintight light grey bodysuit, over which she also had a strapless bikini top and bottom (with extra bushy tail), large round gloves, and round boots all covered in white fur. Her hands and feet were made to look like a dog's limbs although one could have likely guessed that thanks to the pièce de résistance…an oversized stuffed head of a cartoonish dog. Medaka's own face protruded from the 'mouth' of the animal, right underneath its big black nose. It still showed off her cleavage and curves, because the poor girl had an exhibitionist streak in her that Zenkichi swore just popped up one day out of the blue.

Cosplay…she was using cosplay…

She even still wore all of her armbands!

"…wh…what the hell?"

Shiranui was a bit more vocal. "This might be a stupid question but why're you dressed like that?"

"You cannot tell?"

"Well, we can. But it's hard to not ask why."

"Simple! Using this costume and tactic the target will view me as one of its own. When you're dealing with animals it is important to make the first move!" For emphasis Medaka turned, lifting her arms to make the large 'paws' hover near her face, while her butt was positioned towards the smaller girl to bring the eye towards the tail. It brought the bluenette's eye towards something, alright. With a deadpan stare the smallest of the three turned slowly to look at her blond buddy.

"Hey…is she…y'know?"

Zenkichi huddled down next to Shiranui so their whispering tone could only be heard by the intended party. A difficult feat when the one they wanted to keep out of the loop could hear a pin drop a mile away. "Here's the thing…Medaka-chan's so smart that she's passed back into stupid." Such as now. The girl's grades and intellect were staggering, but the idea of dressing up as a comical-looking (yet disturbingly sexy) dog to trick an actual canine made perfect sense to her. Except it most likely wouldn't work. It wouldn't be fooling anybody.

Except maybe Medaka…?

Turning towards the bushes a winning smirk graced the camouflaged student's lips as she caught sight of the Borzoi. It also didn't escape her incredible awareness that a large scroll based off something from the feudal era was propped up against the nearby wall. Of course it had nothing to do with the dog, but she still thought it strange for that to be there. Still, at the moment she only had eyes for the cutie lounging in the grass. With all her might Kurokami Medaka would entice the not-pup and show Hitoyoshi and Shiranui that it was as docile as any other sweet little dog out there.

She wanted to pet it, and hug it, and stroke its fur, and take it for walks, and love it!

Zenkichi had to explain in the background why Medaka was going to fail, and fail big time. Shiranui laughed about how she thought the Princess was jealous that the two of them were getting along so well and therefore this was a stunt to end the job so the pair wouldn't need to hang out any longer than necessary. Zenkichi and the shorter girl were friends, and seemed comfortable together, but the relationship was still developing. Medaka, jealous? That's just weird. The woman just really cared for animals…

…except that in turn they didn't care for her.

The first thing the Borzoi saw when it opened its scarred eyes was a female human in a crappy facsimile of its species. Then the primordial panic of escaping from a predator that dwarfed you in every conceivable way took hold in the dog's very bones, making it see an overlying outline of what the teenager really was superimposed over the space behind her.

Medaka cocked her head to the side, beatific smile sculpting her features as she held her arms wide in an innocent hug. "Let me pat your head. Let me give you a squeeze. Let's play, OKAY? COME ON, LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!"

The animal heard her simple requests and words, but the devilish aura radiating off of her scrambled it until all the beast knew was horror. Oh, it was so embarrassing for the Borzoi when it jumped up in mind-bending, snot-nosed, tear-inducing, piss-in-your-pants terror and back flipped away from that which would tear it apart for breakfast. Biting down as it landed the creature grabbed something orange and black and lifted it to form a shield while cowering against Medaka's domineering presence. It was an Alpha, but she somehow transcended the highest status in spades.

It was then all three of the Hakoniwa Academy residents noticed the Halloween-themed barrier the Borzoi was using was actually a boy in ugly clothing. He was also fast asleep, uncaring that the dog had his jacket collar clenched between its jaws in the hope the demon would take him as sacrifice instead.

He had yellow hair, and slightly tanned skin compared to their own, and his clothing was strange (not just because of the coloration), and the drool dribbling down his chin apparently showed he could rest without a care in the world. Zenkichi was honestly envious about how he had been next to the huge dog of all things without being attacked, and could even sleep peacefully like a baby in its company. How come this spiky blond was treated casually, while his spiky blond was showed just how many teeth fit inside the dog's mouth?

Not fair.

They all watched in confusion as the boy who looked their age was shaken raggedly by the Borzoi, making him snort and flail while waking up from the rough treatment, revealing bright blue eyes gummed up by hours of snoozing. A wide yawn soon followed before a few sharp cracks were heard as he moved his back, making him grumble about how he wished he'd set up his sleeping bag first. He had still not noticed there were other people about. Or that his furry companion was trembling behind him while slobbering all over his neck.

The first thing Naruto did notice in his half-state of lucidity was a weird dog/person hybrid standing a couple feet away with thin human arms crossed underneath a bulging chest. "What the hell? Why does that dog have a huge pair of tits?" he asked in a groggy voice.

Medaka blinked at the crass statement before peering down at her heaving bosom. His question actually took away some of the sting affecting her behind their target's immediate rejection. But not a lot. Her heart was still crumbling and before long she had dropped to her knees, waves of gloom pouring off her body as Naruto pulled free from between clenched fangs and rose to his feet.

Looking between his dejected friend and the suspicious alternative Hitoyoshi ultimately decided to get the newcomer over with first. Medaka was strong; this wouldn't be the straw that broke the camel's back after all these years. Walking towards him Zenkichi waited as he fixed his appearance of any twigs, stray grass, and dog slobber only to clear his throat to grab the kid's attention. The jinchuriki's head snapped up as full focus returned to his awareness, allowing him to see a boy dressed in black, a short girl in a skirt, and that the dog with a unsettlingly nice rack was in fact just a female in a revealing costume.

Thank god.

"Hi. A few quick questions: who are you, and how are you not hurt by being near that." the regular human started while motioning towards the Borzoi shivering next to Naruto's legs. Said boy kneeled down to scratch between its ears, causing its trembling form to lessen in its motions by just a bit. Naruto's aura slightly counteracted Medaka's. So instead of feeling like its bladder control would never return, the horrified canine merely wanted to bury itself in a hole and become a groundhog forever.

"I'm Uzumaki Naruto. And why would the dog hurt me? I'm not doing anything to it." His sapphire orbs narrowed as he fully recognized the speaker. "Not like you. A butterfly net? What the hell was that about?"

"YOU SAW-…you saw that?" Zenkichi's incredibly unmanly retreat that was currently saved indefinitely on Shiranui's phone's memory? "Okay…yesterday wasn't my greatest moment but I thought the dog would be a puppy like advertised."

"Wait, yesterday? Holy crap! I slept nearly the whole day!?"

"It's after school. When'd you go to sleep? And why here?" It was then Zenkichi had another realization. "Wait- are you even a student of Hakoniwa Academy?"

"What's that?"

"…you're joking. It's the school we're all currently at. These grounds belong to the academy."

Naruto's innocently stupid expression gave the other blond all he needed to know. And yet raised so many more questions. Thankfully (or not) Hansode's energetic giggles ruined the mood while she flipped around the Uzumaki's figure and stopped to poke at the animal melding itself to the male's leg. "It sure sounds like there's a big explanation coming up, but first we better get this guy back to Akizuki-senpai. I bet she'll be happy we found her dog."

"You're a runaway? You mean you have an owner?" The Borzoi nodded weakly, despising its current weakness. "Well come on then, we better get you home. A day away probably has her really worried."

"Make that about a semester-long missing period instead."

"What!? No wonder you look so wild! Let's stop wasting time and go!" A swift swat to the ass made the Borzoi jump up and start running, leaving a wide berth around Medaka and her fetal position as the creature dipped through infantile memories to remember where Urushi lived. Naruto was soon on its tail after throwing the strap of his scroll over his shoulder and leaping clear over the downtrodden girl. It wasn't that impressive…except after his sandaled feet left the ground he continued to fly until his arc eventually brought him down incredibly close to the dog's position at least fifteen feet away without any buildup of speed. It was eye-opening to say the least.

Wasn't Medaka the only one who could do something extraordinary like that?

"Does Uzumaki-san know where he's going?" Zenkichi idly asked, trying to theorize how another person had just done a 'Medaka'.

"Do either of them?"

Hakoniwa Academy's General Affairs Manager sighed audibly before scratching at his fair-haired spikes. Did the animal even remember where its home was located after all this time? "Shit." Motoring his legs he rushed to catch up with the others, hoping he'd make it before either went in the wrong direction and made the job harder. "Hey! Wait up!"

Medaka slowly rose to her feet after her friend's departure, stumbling half-heartedly towards the main building where her office rested in complete silence.

Shiranui looked around, noticing she was indeed alone now, before pulling out a handheld PDA and began typing and moving her stylus all over the screen. That boy, Uzumaki Naruto…could it really be true? A headband with a leaf insignia, orange duds, and whisker marks…inputting a few more lines of code the small bluenette lost her smile before sliding the electronics into her skirt pocket. How inconceivable. But as a Shiranui she would spin this into a positive outcome. One that would benefit the village of her birth, and the purpose it had maintained for countless centuries.

It looked like it was time to go and see her grandfather sooner than she thought.

"She sure was nice."

"I don't believe Akizuki-senpai even knows how to be angry with that sort of sweet personality."

"Those desserts she made were really good too. I haven't eaten all day…erm, maybe all that sugar wasn't such a good idea though." Naruto held his stomach as the heaviness of his meal made his movements sluggish. Urushi was a rather pretty second-year brunette with shoulder-length wavy hair, soft eyes, and a gentle smile who could create confectionary dishes with gusto. She had been so over the moon when her puppy (who was no longer a puppy) finally returned to her arms thanks to the efforts of the Student Council. But the second boy with the cute animal whiskers helped as well; in thanks she invited the pair of blonds within her home and rewarded them with her baking.

The girl seemed to dance around her oven as the plates of chocolate and candy creations magically appeared on the table over and over again. Naruto was quite fine with such a prize, especially coming from such an attractive female with a nice figure and tender personality. It was one hell of a bonus to the start of his vacation.

Zenkichi was less enthused despite the circumstances. He really needed to get back to Medaka, and Naruto needed to go with him because of the questions now plaguing his mind, but the kid wasn't budging until Urushi did her thing. The StuCo wasn't helping others for their own personal gain, and accepting the treats would be doing just that…but damn, they were actually pretty darn tasty.

Too bad Shiranui had bugged off, or else she'd have really made Akizuki work for it.

In the end both males received a generous hug from the developed woman on their way out. Her pet was so well behaved compared to its younger self and she was ever so grateful in showing her appreciation. Akizuki giggled softly as she waved goodbye in a coy manner and closed the door, leaving behind two blushing men overdosed on sweets and agreeing she'd make one hell of a fine girlfriend to some lucky guy in the future.

After that Zenkichi invited the interesting person at his side back to the office; as a part of a group made towards bettering their school it was probably also their job to question an outsider as to why he was originally on Hakoniwa's grounds without any affiliation. Naruto acted like he was sightseeing as the duo walked through the city, blue eyes twisting around in wonder to gaze upon the most simplest of things. Cars, or street lights, or even people talking on their cell phones.

Oh no…was this another genius who was so above everybody else that he passed back into the realm of stupidity?

The ninja was given his own share of curious stares as he walked down the street, and then through the school, looking as if he belonged in some sort of manga. It made sense if Uzumaki was somehow on the same level of Medaka and her uniqueness. They didn't fit in properly with the normal crowd. But to pass the time and lessen the awkward atmosphere, Zenkichi took to filling in the other man on why his friend was so crazy. Which devolved into having to give a bare bones back story on who she was and how she could seemingly do the impossible. It lasted up until they returned to the school, with Naruto having a thoughtful look on his face that only vanished when they made it back to their destination. "Welp, here we are." the chakra-less male supplied while opening the large wooden door leading into headquarters. "This is the office of the Student Council."

"It's nice." Naruto commented while walking inside. Bookshelves lined the walls and there were a few tables lined up to form a makeshift channel in the middle of the room, diverting anyone straight towards the larger and more impressive desk at the end with two beautiful flower pots resting on the corners. Behind that was even a large window with a great view. The blond's attention was swiftly sidetracked though as he reached the middle of the room by a small box shaped like an older-styled Eastern house, complete with a small slit at the top. "What's that?"

"A suggestion box, Medaka's idea. Anyone with a question, or concern, or request, may write it down and place it inside. We of the Student Council then read those suggestions and work to better the school and fulfill their appeals."

"So it's like taking missions…but you don't get paid?"

"Er…I suppose you could see it that way? We don't expect nor ask for any sort of reward after completion."

"Urushi-chan gave us all that food though, so doesn't that mean you took something for a job well done?"

A soft whine interrupted the two conversing blonds, making them look towards the source of the pitiful noise. Sticking out from underneath the back of the third table they could see the end of a bushy tail slowly wiggling to and fro in a sad motion. Remembering he needed to finish the report Zenkichi halted their conversation before it escalated into an argument on ethics and picked up the clipboard from his small workstation, pretending there was actually a statement upon it to try and seem professional.

"Mission accomplished, Medaka-chan. The Borzoi was returned to its rightful owner. The suggestion is complete."

A soft hop had Naruto across the room to lightly tap down on top of the Prez's desk, allowing him to peer down and get a better view. Oh wow, it really was that girl from before…and she was still in cosplay. Lying underneath her desk the purplenette was on her side with arms folded underneath the giant plush head of her costume to act as a pillow while unfocused crimson eyes gave off the very definition of being downtrodden.

"…why…why couldn't I get the doggy to like me?" Medaka moaned as she ignored her friend's report. "I fail as a human…"

Completely unsure of what to do, because reassuring a woman was always a tricky business, Naruto decided to simply do what he did best and not think too much about it. Instead he reached over and began scraping his nails along the top of the fake dog's scalp as a sign of consoling. She acted like a dog so…Zenkichi nearly fell over when his oldest companion stopped groaning in sadness and actually started leaning into the boy's ministrations. The worst part? Naruto was staring at Zenkichi in surprise that it actually worked. Could she actually feel that?

Coughing into his closed fist the uniformed blond ignored how the busty woman's 'tail' had sped up in tempo. "Right…so, Uzumaki-san-"

"Just call me Naruto."

"…okay, Naruto. I hope you don't mind answering a few questions?"

"Go ahead."

"Why were you sleeping in that alley next to the dog? And as a matter of fact, where were you yesterday that allowed you to see me trying to capture it?"

"Oh that's easy. I was up on the roof and that gave me a perfect view. Or at least of the end where you were running away." Naruto snickered, continuing to pet a girl pretending to be a canine. "I sensed the negativity and came over to see what was going on, so imagine my surprise when it was a dog of all things giving off such intense emotions."

"You sensed the Borzoi?"

"Yup. I only learned the skill somewhat recently so it's still not fine-tuned, but there's no way in hell I'd miss such a powerful feeling. As for the other part after you and the blue-haired girl left I jumped down because I was curious. The dog didn't attack but it was wary, so I started talking to it. About how I was just passing through, blah blah, and then about how it reminded me of another dog I know back home. It let me stick around and before I knew it hours had passed and I guess I just fell asleep."

"That is not fair. Why can't I get a cute pup to let me sleep near it?" Medaka groused, now sitting on her haunches like a four-legged animal as she let the spiky blond scratch between her shoulder blades above the furry bra strap.

Zenkichi felt a bead of cold sweat drip down his temple at how oblivious the two were. This wasn't normal. It was incredibly abnormal. He couldn't decide which was worse: Naruto, for losing sight of the fact the canine he was absentmindedly petting during this time was actually a curvaceous girl in a costume, or Medaka for being so hurt over the whole ordeal that she determined pretending her role as a fellow dog was still the best course of action and allowing a mere acquaintance (at best) to scratch her like a real one.

"You scared it. I don't know how, but next time don't do that."

Naruto recoiled when he eventually remembered who and what his palm was affectionately rubbing, tearing his hand away from the soft flesh of Medaka's back as though he'd been burned. Shaking her body out the purplenette pouted lightly before standing up and removing her headgear, giving the shinobi an unobstructed sight of the girl in question. It only made his cheeks burn brighter in embarrassment despite how Medaka didn't seem to care one way or another how awkward it all truly was.

"It's not that simple Naruto…you see, Medaka-chan has a very strong personality that draws us towards her. Humans can understand the attraction but animals only feel the heavy intent she emits. So they become scared of her. She can't control it and the animals can't stop from running away."

Dropping the stuffed helmet on the desk to her right Medaka leaned up against the wooden object and folded her arms under her bust. "One day that will change." she stated resolutely.

"So just to reiterate; you possess the skill to sense strong emotion-"

"Negative emotion."

"-and it brought you here to the school."

"Yup."

"Then what I'd really like to know is why you are here? Someone normally doesn't hang out on campus unless they actually go here. Not only that but does this mean you're playing hooky from your own education?"

"Vacation." Naruto answered with an easy grin, the flush of his cheeks receding now that his focus wasn't entirely on the skimpily-clad woman standing close to his proximity. "I earned a lot of time off and I decided to finally take it. My boss did too. It's my first time coming to this city though and I originally didn't realize this place was a school. It's as wide as its own town."

"While it is normally forbidden for those not affiliated with Hakoniwa to enter the grounds without proper authorization, now that you are here regardless I simply cannot have you walking around unescorted. It is my job to lend a hand to those in need; who better than a misguided boy mistakenly setting foot on a public establishment? Uzumaki Naruto, I need to ask but how old are you?"

"Just recently turned seventeen last October."

"Then, Second-year Uzumaki, the easiest method for you to stay on campus is transferring to our prestigious academy!"

Zenkichi and Naruto shared a glance, silently conveying a heated conversation ultimately ending with the non-chakra blond clicking his tongue and wrinkling his nose. "Medaka-chan? I don't think it's that simple…"

"What are you talking about? I do not see the problem here."

So sure of herself. That was Medaka. Believing in others to the point she had an abundant overestimation of another's personality. In this case, if Medaka was in this situation then she'd have done as proposed and enrolled in the school to fix up this little snafu. But she never counted on the possibility that everyone else may not choose the same course of action. The purplenette believed they would just do as she would, plain and simple. It lead to plenty of problems in their youth such as when Medaka tutored her classmates in such a specific way because she figured every single one of them would earn perfect scores regardless, same as her.

In spite of her good intentions it actually made everything worse.

So imagine her own surprise when Naruto stepped onto the floor and vigorously shook his head with crossed arms. "No. Nope. Nu-uh. No way. Never. Like hell. I'm on a well-earned vacation after having to do a whole lot of crazy shit and you want me to go to a civilian school? Thanks but no thanks."

Sharp red eyes took in his defensive posture, wide stance, and uncomfortable furrowed brow of their interesting new guest before the buxom freshman circled his figure to make sure they were chest to chest. Or chest to breast, considering if she moved a few more inches Medaka would be pressing against him. Unsure whether to lean back or just hold his ground, Naruto only waited for her to do something. In the small amount of time he knew them, the pair of Student Council members were nice and polite and didn't even turn him in to the authorities because of his misguided trespassing.

But this hot lady expected him to do as she said just like that, uncaring of his own opinion?

Medaka's perfect sight searched his face, for something neither blond in attendance was completely sure on, until finally the odd tension between the two broke as the long-haired girl smirked victoriously. "Interesting…very well. It was my error to try and force you into such a decision instead of allowing you time to accept the idea. Instead I shall expect you meet here tomorrow by lunchtime. Perhaps seeing the positives of furthering your education firsthand through a tour of Hakoniwa shall change your mind?"

She then unfurled her fan she pulled from somewhere and placed it in front of her bust despite the cumbersome gloves, gently fanning her face while a few loose hairs gently swayed from the makeshift breeze. For not getting the jinchuriki to do as she said, Medaka still looked as though she came out the champion of their little disagreement. Rubbing the bridge of his nose with a curled finger Naruto nodded slowly before deciding he had enough for today. If he said no to the sightseeing as well then most likely she'd come up with another plan, and another, and another, until the blond relented. Besides…if the school was granted so much land, way more than the Ninja Academy ever did, then the genin was curious in seeing what they all had to take up that space.

Zenkichi showed him out while Medaka took to staring out the bay window again. Before long she made out his obvious personage leaping across the property like a grasshopper with relative ease. And judging by his flight of travel and the specific set of buildings in that general direction, the purplenette deduced it was more than likely Naruto was making a beeline towards the academy's tallest building: the clock tower. In case she had to search for him tomorrow it was handy to know the best location for his whereabouts.

The opening of the door behind her announced Hitoyoshi had returned. It had to be him, seeing as the blond was the only other person to ever come inside anyways. That, and the specific rustle of clothes suggested a boy of his physical proportions, and the slight exhalation explained of slouched posture her childhood friend was known to do. "I think you scared him at the end there a bit, Medaka-chan."

"Nonsense Zenkichi. Did you not see his defiant attitude? He only agreed to rejoin us out of actual curiosity and not because it was I who came up with the idea. I do wonder why he appears so interested in learning more about the school though. Despite Hakoniwa's higher standards, all educational facilities possess the same generic guidelines. Does this mean he never enrolled in any high school? It begets the question of 'what does Uzumaki Naruto do' that makes him foreign to the idea of class. If you remember correctly, he called us a civilian school. AND he is on a forced vacation given to him through an employer."

"Yeah that's…well I don't actually know what to think about that."

A quick flick of her wrist closed the folding fan in her mittened hand with a snap. Medaka turned on her heel, sending certain parts swaying about in the thin bra, before the gal picked up the oversized animal head and tucked it under her armpit. "Which makes this a win for both sides. We learn more about the enigma that is our most recent associate, and he in turn discovers the delight of public schooling."

"Like I said I don't think it'll be that simple." He wouldn't really call it delightful either.

"You're too pessimistic Zenkichi." Lifting the large helmet she pulled it down until once again her pretty face protruded from the faux-canine's mouth, making her shake her head to readjust and cause the ears to flip back and forth. Seeing her complete the cosplay again caused the blue-eyed male to remember an obscure piece of information learned through today's adventure.

"Say…I know this is completely off topic but did you know Akizuki-senpai actually named her dog Borzoi?"

She cocked a slender brow at him as if to say such a thing was the obvious choice in labeling their pet. Except naming the dog with its breed name was not standard. It really, really wasn't. But Medaka didn't follow the normal thought processes graced by those with lesser intelligence. Suppressing a sigh he watched her leave as she went off to return the animal costume to the rightful department. Gathering up his schoolbag he figured now was as good a time as any to head home once she returned and he said his goodbyes. The day had been draining and all Zenkichi wanted to do now was sleep.

Far underneath the school's clock tower, the elusive last member of the animal capturing squad was just settling down to enjoy yet another tasty banquet set out for only one.

"What is it that has you so excited, Sode-chan?"

The flat-chested girl grinned around the turkey leg she was gnawing on as the older man speaking to her waited patiently for a break in her gorging. Seated in a large room lit by dim bulbs, the pair were seated across from each other on their own plush couch while a wide square coffee table separated them both. Shiranui's half of the desk was literally covered in a pile of food at least matching the small teen in weight and height. The female had no stomach; a black hole apparently hovered in its spot instead.

After phoning her family member that she needed to meet with him, it hadn't taken too long before she was given clearance to visit as well as given the grandiose meal as an incentive.

"You'll never guess who I met today Ji-chan."

Upon closer inspection the elder gentleman dressed in a blue kimono and yellow haori tailored for the male gender did indeed share a resemblance with the student. His short hair was starch white due to advanced age but he also possessed the thick strand of hair poking up from his scalp. A silver beard and moustache rested over wrinkled skin, tapered to a point most likely thanks to the near constant stroking motions Shiranui Hakama made whenever he became lost in thought. Such as now while the Chairman of Hakoniwa Academy pondered over who his granddaughter could be alluding to.

"Okay, I'll bite. Who was it?" he asked in a wheezy, tired sounding voice.

"Just a certain blond jinchuriki from the Hidden Leaf."

Hakama's normally squinted eyes shot open, revealing small blue irises easily matching Hansode's in color, as he struggled to decipher whether or not the child was indeed telling the truth. "This is not a false alarm? You know for a fact it was him?"

"Yup." Dropping the gnawed bone and wiping her greasy hands on a napkin the bluenette put her pointer fingers at the edge of her eye sockets and pulled, making them appear squinty. "He did this a lot in the short time we were together, like a fox. And each cheek had three whiskers. Orange clothes too, and the best bit of evidence? A Konoha headband."

"…how marvelous."

"And if that's not enough, he introduced himself as Uzumaki Naruto."

The Chairman's wiry fingers slowly plucked at his goatee before leaning back and allowing his eyes to close again. "This may be our best chance then. Was he alone?"

"As far as I could tell. He apparently slept out on the school grounds last night so either he's not in a big hurry to go elsewhere or he's got a mission far from home that brought him here."

"Then we must make haste."

"I agree, but then again he also just met Kurokami Medaka. If I had to make a bet he'll be sticking around for a bit because of the Princess."

"She does have that personal magnetism. Still, every second wasted makes our chances smaller and smaller."

"Don't worry. I've got a plan or two to try and keep him around."

"That's my girl. You make our village proud."

Shiranui's strident laugh cut through the din of the near empty sitting room at her grandfather's commendation. With a smirk the female grabbed a fistful of candy and tossed them into her mouth, chewing audibly and making sure every crunch was clearly heard.

"I know. But it's still nice to get praised for what I do."

Growing more flustered by the second, Akizuki Urushi rushed around her small home in search of her newly returned pet. It hadn't been a full day and already she feared the Borzoi had run away again. "Oh dear! Please still be here!" she chanted, moving from room to room for any sight of the furred creature. Only to stop and backtrack a few feet, taking a look near her small dining table and tilting her head questioningly at what the brunette saw. Sighing in relief Urushi walked over, fists clenched against her large chest while feeling the heart hidden within beating a high tempo over the spike of stress from nearly losing her beloved canine again.

"Borzoi! There you are! Don't scare Mama like that! I was so worried you'd gone off again…"

The tan dog lifted its head and peered over a wooly shoulder, regarding the junior with a questionable stare one wouldn't expect from a mere animal. Smiling at her pet Akizuki folded her skirt underneath her knees before kneeling down. A dainty hand began scratching the fur between its ears as the dog turned away again and began…woofing quietly to itself?

"Are you okay Borzoi?"

The Russian breed chuffed again before the human heard the sound of rustling paper. Ever more curious she leaned over her pet, only for her pretty eyes to widen in surprise. The animal had one of her Japanese dictionaries underneath its folded paws and, if Urushi's guess was any good, trying to sound out the plentiful words marking every page. Was that…was that something Borzoi's were known to do?

"Oh…you're busy? Well…I'll just…leave you alone for now." Because this was something big to take in. In the end she buried her head into the nape of the big canine's neck and gave it a big hug. "I'm glad you're back Borzoi. I missed you so much."

The happy tail wagging and the affectionate lick against her cheek kept the second-year smiling for the rest of the night.

There aren't many of these crossovers and Medaka Box was such an interesting series. So here's my take on one. It will seem similar to canon in the beginning but it should break away like I've got planned.

First story. I've written before but never on this site. So let's try this out, shall we?