*I don't own Ranma ½, and I don't own Naruto either!*

Dialogue Key

"I hate that fat, gluttonous panda!" = Regular Speech

'Freedom at long last!' = Someone Thinking

"CURSE YOU, SAOTOME!" = Someone Yelling

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" = Demon & Summon Speaking

'Shadow Clone Jutsu!' = Demon & Summon Thinking

"SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!" = Demon & Summon Yelling

Meeting Mom

"Hey, Pop! Ain't we supposed ta be trainin' today?"

This is the call that resonated through the Tendou Household as one of its current residents, Saotome Ranma, was busy looking for everyone. His father usually wakes him up in a very harsh manner by literally throwing him out the window for training right at the crack of dawn, so for Ranma to have actually been allowed to, by his lifestyle, sleep in, the boy was understandably on edge. Especially since this could be a ploy set up by his fat panda of a father. Ranma's literally all alone in this house.

His father and the Tendou patriarch, Soun, aren't at their usual place on the porch playing Shogi and drinking booze. Nabiki isn't in her room plotting to exploit everyone around her using her little mafia style powerbase like she usually is on weekends. That un-cute tomboy, Akane, isn't in the dojo breaking bricks with her fists like she always does in the mornings. Even the eldest Tendou daughter, Kasumi, bless her soul, is missing. Although it looks like she left Ranma a nice warm breakfast before going to wherever it is everyone's gone. And that's when Ranma noticed it. A folded piece of paper next to the food.

Calmly walking to the table, Ranma picked up the paper and unfolded it to reveal a note. Now, because of his walking stomach of a father, Ranma isn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. But ever since starting school in Nerima he's begun to get better at reading and writing. Enough to where he can read this note perfectly.

'Dear Ranma-Kun,'

'After stopping your father from waking you up in his usual way, I tried to wake you up so you could come with us on a training trip that father decided to take Akane on to help her improve as a martial artist (Kami-Sama above knows she needs it…), but you wouldn't budge. I've prepared a month's worth of meals for you since we'll be gone that long. See you in one month.'

'Love, Kasumi.'

'P.S., Try not to destroy the house and dojo while we're away. I know it will be hard with all of your so-called rivals hunting you down, plus your other fiances trying to marry and/or murder you, but please try.'

When Ranma finished reading that part of the note, he noticed more written at the very bottom in red ink. He could tell from the handwriting that Akane, the un-cute tomboy, had written this part of the note. And from how scraggly it looks, she wrote it in a hurry. It may be a little hard to read, but it's still legible enough that Ranma can plainly see what it says. Especially considering that his own handwriting is worse than a drunk monkey's.

'WA HA HA HA HA! NOW, I'LL SHOW RANMA NO BAKA THAT I AM THE STRONGEST MARTIAL ARTIST IN THE ENTIRE WORLD! NOT THAT STUPID, PERVERTED, GENDER-CHANGING HENTAI, ME! WA HA HA HA HA! Oops... Did I write all of that down instead of thinking it by accident? Sorry (Not!).'

'-Akane Tendou.'

Ranma just stared at the note with a blank expression. That girl really is delusional if she thinks that a month of training, if Soun actually takes it seriously, will make her stronger than him then Akane is in for a great big slap of reality to the face. Ranma has trained for eleven years in martial arts, ever since he was five years old and under a much harsher regime than simply breaking bricks with his fists, beating wooden dummies, and jogging. While these exercises may be good for losing weight, building strength, and increasing stamina, they won't get you anywhere as a real martial artist. Not to mention the fact that Akane only ever really uses that oversized mallet of hers in a fight. Especially when things don't go her way.

She's no true martial artist. She's nothing more than a petty little thug. And yet his fat panda of a father, Genma, just HAD to engage him to that girl. For family honor, he claimed. How can Genma possibly claim anything about honor, when he has none to speak of? He's put so many smears on the Saotome family's honor that it's just about nonexistent at this point. Honestly, Ranma would rather marry Kasumi if he had a choice. At least she doesn't solve all of her problems by trying to cave everyone's skull in whenever she's mad, and her cooking isn't the equivalent of nuclear waste. He'd even prefer to marry Ukyo or, heck, even that Amazon girl, Shampoo, if it didn't mean he would be reduced to a servant while she remains the warrior as her village's custom dictates.

Ranma just sighed and ran a hand through his hair. It seems like he might finally get a chance to rest and relax for a change. He was about to go sit down and watch TV when there was a knock at the door.

"Be right there!" he called out.

Fast walking to the living room, Ranma quickly answered the door to reveal somebody he doesn't recognize.

Standing at the door is a woman who looks to be in her mid to late twenties, but in reality is in her late thirties to early forties. She has a similar skin tone to Ranma in his female form, brown hair, brown eyes, and is wearing a woman's battle kimono with an ornate katana tucked into the sash. Upon seeing Ranma, the woman looked as though she'd seen a ghost. This struck Ranma as odd, since most people only get that look AFTER they witness one of his many fights. Especially ones concerning a certain pig boy with a heavy umbrella and absolutely no sense of direction.

Speaking of Ryouga, the Lost Boy was currently deep in the heart of the Amazon jungle running from various beasts. Most of which would kill you and eat you for lunch if given the chance. Snakes, bears, and jaguars make up the bulk. With alligators and crocodiles, OH MY!

"CURSE YOU, RANMA SAOTOME! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, YOU HONORLESS BASTARD!" Ryouga yelled to the heavens as he continued to run.

The pig boy yelped in fear as a crocodile almost managed to chomp down on his behind before he started running faster. But the animals remained right on his tail.

Back at the Tendou home, Ranma got the strangest feeling that somebody totally unimportant to his life is currently cursing his very existence. He just shrugged it off as part of the usual weirdness that goes on around the Nerima ward. After all, it wouldn't be the first time something like that happened.

"Hello. Can I help you?" Ranma asked as he attempted to be polite.

He figures that it's better to try and be a good host to this stranger rather than be his usual self, which most people would categorize as a totally uneducated caveman. And Ranma admits that with his own lack of schooling and more barbaric nature, they probably wouldn't be too far off. He grew a little agitated as this strange woman began tracing his face with her hands, as though she were trying to commit every nook and cranny of his face to memory.

Her expression is one of recognition, sadness, relief, and joy all at once. A set of emotions that set off alarm bells in Ranma's head as he suddenly started hoping that this woman isn't somebody else that Genma engaged him to. He's already got enough problems with Shampoo, Ukyo, and even that crazy ass bitch, Kodachi, all trying to kill each other over him because of Genma's dishonorable actions! Although, Kodachi is just plain crazy and obsessed with him, so it's hard to really tell what her motivation is. And, thinking about it, Ranma doesn't want to know what goes on in THAT crazy girl's head. Not with how crazy the rest of her family is.

It's surprising that the Kuno's haven't been locked away in a funny farm by now. Everyone knows that they're all completely off their rockers.

Finally, the mystery woman spoke up.

"It's you…! It's really you!" the woman said in an almost breathless voice.

"Uh, should I… should I know you?" Ranma asked uneasily.

"No. Probably not. You were merely five when you left with Genma." she replied with sad eyes full of guilt and… maternal love? "But a mother never forgets."

Ranma's eyes widened as long buried memories began to surface. It took only about five seconds for all of those memories to play through his head as Ranma realized just who this woman really is.

"Mom?"

***To Be Continued…***

Well, that escalated quickly. Anyway, I know we haven't gotten to the Naruto portion of the story, but that's all going to come about in the next chapter. And you'll all see how. If you enjoy this story, go ahead and favorite this story and be sure to follow it if you want to see more. Leave a review on your way out, too, if you don't mind. And as always, I'll see you in my next update! Buh-Bye now!