“Just watch my clone, Naru.” Raiden whispered as his clone started to change.
Naruto’s eyes widen as he watched Raiden’s clone emit a powerful blast of green chakra. He watched as the green chakra engulfed the clone’s body and it grew in size. Slowly, the clone changed forms it no longer looked it Raiden; no, it definitely didn’t look like Raiden.
The man in front of him had beautiful golden amber eyes and stunning platinum silver hair with black highlights. His hair was just as messy as Raiden’s own gravity defying hair, but the man’s hair was much longer than Raiden’s onyx hair.
The amber eyed man was perhaps one of the tallest man Naruto has ever seen in his life; if he had to guess, he’ll say the man is at least seven or eight feet tall. And the man wasn’t just tall, he was also extremely well-built. His whole upper body was exposed showing off his burly chest, broad shoulders and huge arms; with the exception of a leather pauldron he was wearing on his right shoulder that covered his entire arm. While his upper half was exposed, his lower half was covered by a pair of leather breeches and black combat boots.
Naruto noticed the battle scars that marred the man’s olive colored skin. It seems that instead of hiding his scars, the amber eyed man was showing them as trophies from battle and Naruto would’ve help but stare at them in awe; like the two bite marks on his sides that seem to belong to a large animal, or the claw around his neck and collarbones, or the long scar that started on his left shoulder and ran down his arm which appeared to be made by extremely sharp sword.
Naruto subconscienly brought his hands towards his own whisker scars on his cheeks.
“Naruto, I’ll like you to meet Amaterasu, the Jyuubi no Okami, and Okami Lord.” Raiden turned towards Matsu and gave him a huge toothy smile, “Matsu, I’ll like to formally introduce to my best friends and partner in crime, Uzumaki Naruto.”
Naruto blushed under the scrutizing look from the Jyuubi no Okami; he couldn’t help but feel as he’s being judge. It wasn’t until the Jyuubi no Okami smirked showing off his sharp fangs and nodded contently with whatever he saw that he extended his hands towards him.
“I was right, he’ll make a great alpha mate for you Raiden, better keep him close, eh?” He wiggled his eyebrows at Raiden making the Mokuton user blush feriesly and squawk unattractively.
“Matsu!” Raiden exclaimed loudly, face burning hot at the thoughts of Naruto being his mate.
Matsu chortled turning towards a confused Naruto, he shook his head at the adorable look the blonde had and shook the blonde’s hand, “Don’t worry about it, kid. You’ll figure it out… eventually.”
“Matsu!”
“Alright, alright, I’ll stop.” Matsu snickered, “It’s great to finally met you Naruto, and please call me Matsu. No need for formalities considering I’ve watched you grow alongside Raiden, here.”
“Err, you have?”
Matsu grinned sharply, he lowered himself to whisper darkly into the blonde’s ear, “I’ve seen everything and if you dare hurt Raiden again, I’ll make sure to rip you apart with my teeth and use your bones as toothpicks. Understand?”
Naruto gulped heavily at the threat and shakily nodded, “Y-yes.”
“Wonderful,” Matsu clapped his hands sharply making Naruto flinch. Matsu walked towards Raiden and hugged the boy tightly, “Seeing as I’m not needed anymore I’ll take my leave.” He ruffled Raiden’s hair and shot a warning look at Naruto, “Oh and Naruto, don’t forget my little warning.” Matsu smirked wolfishly before he disappeared in a cloud of white smoke, leaving a rather pale Naruto behind.
Raiden frowned, “Warning? What is he talking about Naru?”
Naruto laughed nervously, “Eh, nothing important!” He blurted, stopping himself from tell Raiden of Matsu’s warning. Raiden frowned again but let the subject go, he asked Matsu about the warning mentally, but the demon wolf snickered and ignored him.
“So the Kitsunes are the ones who are going to train us?” Naruto asked, leading their conversation to another subject which didn’t involve any future maiming by a demon wolf.
“Yeah, as it turns out the Kitsune has been watching us for the past four years from afar, and the reason as to why the Kitsunes approached me, was because they discovered that the other two Trueborn Mages are actually related to me through my father side. The Ryuusuke heir is actually my Uncle on my father side and the Kuro heir is my godfather.”
“Whoa, really?”
Raiden nodded, “Yeah, and I didn’t even know they were actually related to me. I mean, I knew who they were because Matsu shared with me my parent’s memories with me; but apparently, the Ryuusuke heir was my father’s lost twin brother and they didn’t even know they were related, much less twin brothers! And my godfather used a blood adoption ritual making me his legal son and heir, so to speak.”
“I lost contact with them after my parent’s death and I haven’t seen them in ages. I actually visited my uncle on Saturday and convinced him to come live with us! He’s currently being questioned by Inoichi and Ibiki as we speak waiting for their approval.”
Raiden smiled, “He’s actually wanted to meet you ever since I’ve told him about you. I’m sure you’re going to get along with him, and guess what, he’s a real life werewolf.”
“W-werewolf!?” Naruto exclaimed in shocked.
“Don’t worry Naru, he won’t hurt you.” Raiden ensured the blonde, “he’s not fully in control with his inner wolf since he never accepted himself; he has always thought he was a monster, but thankfully, Matsu and I have managed to convince him otherwise. He’s going to get help from the Okami to bond with his inner wolf. He’s only dangerous during the Full moon and he’ll be locked away deep in the forest to prevent him attack others.”
“Are you sure he’s safe?” Naruto asked cautiously, trying not to offend Raiden’s uncle.
“Of course, he’s practically harmless and rather protective of those he holds dear. He’s going to be teaching us magic as well, magic from Earth.”
Naruto grinned, “Awesome, can he show us some more magic once he arrives?”
Raiden hummed, “I’m sure we can get him to show us some more magic.”
Naruto smiled, “What about your godfather? Will he be coming too?”
Raiden smile dimmed, “He will, eventually. My godfather got framed from a crime he didn’t commit and we’re trying to find a way to free him but we have no evidence to show his innocence…. Oh and my uncle and godfather are mated to each other, which basically means their married to each other.”
Raiden paused before a tiny smile appeared on his face, “I think my godfather is going to love you.”
“Why?”
“Because he loves pranks and pranking people too: fair warning, never accept any drinks or food he might give you become they might be laced with a prank potion. Him, alongside my uncle and father were the best pranksters to have ever graced Hogwarts. They called themselves ‘The Marauders’, each one had a nickname. My godfather was called Padfoot because he can transform into a large black dog, my uncle was called Moony because he’s a werewolf, and my father was called Prongs because he can transform himself into a large Stag.”
Raiden chuckled, “This one time they managed to….”
January 31st, 1992, 6:00 p.m.
Senju Compound, Konohagakure, Hi no Kuni
“Welcome to Konoha, Lupin-san. You’re officially a citizen to Konohagakure no Sato.” Sarutobi stamped Remus’ official documents with his seal of approval, “Once you are ready to claim the Ryuusuke name, just send me a note and we’ll make it official.” He offered the tired man a warm smile.
Remus ran a hand through his hair as he picked up his official documents, “I’ll let you know once I’m ready. Thank you for everything you have done, Hokage-sama.”
Sarutobi waved it off, “Just take care of both Naruto and Raiden, that’s more than enough for me.” He knew the man was going to keep Raiden safe; there was no question about it, and considering how close Naruto is to Raiden, he was sure the man was going to protect Naruto as well.
Remus stood up and bowed politely as he was escorted out of the Hokage’s office by Kuma. The pair waited in silence as they made their way towards the Senju compound, as soon as Remus touched the main gate he gasped as he felt the wards opening to him, allowing him entry to the compound with a warm embraced. Remus felt a warm shiver go down his spine as he felt the love behind the wards, whoever casted the wards they knew what they were doing.
Remus watched as Kuma nodded at him before he disappeared within a cloud of leaves. Remus wondered how that jutsu worked exactly; it seemed as the man apparated right before his eyes. Shaking his head, he turned around and gasped at the beauty before him, the Senju compound was beautiful to put it simply. It seemed as if it was taken directly from one of those magazines which showcased traditional Japanese Clan compounds, and the garden was filled with beautiful flowers which filled the air with their sweet aroma.
As he was about to approached the main house, he took of his shoes and slipped on the pair of slippers that were left for him. He heard the door slide opened and was greeted by Raiden who ushered him inside.
“What was the verdict?” Raiden asked.
Remus smiled, “I’m officially a citizen of Konoha and my Shinobi status will be put on hold until I’m ready to be tested.”
“That’s great!” Raiden exclaimed, he launched himself towards the older man and hugged him tight.
Remus chuckled, “Now we just need Sirius and we’ll finally be together as we were supposed to be.” Remus sniffed the air noticing the mouthwatering aroma coming from the kitchen; he blushed as his stomached growled.
“Come on; let’s get you something to eat again. Gotta get some meat on your bones,” Raiden commented with a smirk marring his face.
Remus snorted, “Shouldn’t I be telling you that, not the other way around?” He questioned. Raiden waved it off as he led Remus towards the kitchen without answering Remus.
As the duo entered the kitchen they noticed Naruto was placing a bowl of Ramen for Remus. Raiden smiled brightly making Naruto blush at the amount of intensity in Raiden’s eyes as he smiled warmly at him.
“Moony, I’ll like to official introduce you to my best friend, Uzumaki Naruto. Naruto, this is my uncle, Lupin John Remus.”
Remus smiled at the blonde teen, “It’s a pleasure to finally meet you. I’ve heard so much about you it seems as if I already know you.” He extended his hand to shakes the blonde’s “And I’m glad you manage to keep this one out of trouble.”
Naruto blushed, “nice to meet you Lupin-san.”
“Please, call me Remus, Naruto.”
“Okay,” Naruto smiled as Remus offered him a genuine smile, one which made him feel warm and safe. It seemed as if Raiden’s uncle has approved of him being Raiden’s friend, it lifted a weight of his chest he didn’t know he was holding.
Remus sat down and started asking Naruto all sorts of questions as they ate together, wanting to know more about the Naruto’s and Raiden’s everyday life. Remus laughed as he heard about the pranks Naruto and Raiden have played on the villagers and even offered some of the pranks the Marauders played during their Hogwarts years.
“So, are you boys excited about tomorrow?” Remus asked suddenly, catching Naruto’s and Raiden’s attention.
