Naruto thought for a moment, trying to figure out if it would work. "Hm...yeah, I think I can do that. You want me to do it now, dattebayo?" He asked, standing up and already getting ready to give it a try.

Kurama nodded. "Could you? While I'm here for her mentally, Gemini-chan has requested to actually hug me, not me through you, no offense," he said.

Naruto shrugged. "None taken. I understand why she would want that." He said, and made the hand sign for the shadow clone jutsu. "Here goes. Kagebunshin no jutsu!!" He shouted, creating a shadow clone.

Gemini's ear twitched as she wondered what was going on. Her father had stopped talking through Naruto, and Naruto himself wasn't saying anything, either.

Kurama noticed his surroundings before nodding his head once before gathering a light amount of youkai before layering his own human form over the Kage Bunshin. Standing at a height of an even six feet, his crimson fur showed for a few seconds before being covered by clothes. Nine tails soon came out from behind as did two crimson colored ears, similar to Gemini. While he didn't have all of his power, leaving five tails with Naruto and taking four for himself, it was enough for now.

"Hello...musume-chan"

Gemini's jaw dropped as she watched the shadow clone appear, and then transform into what she could only assume was her father. Now, finally, she understood how a human woman could have fallen for him. She also finally got to see that she looked a bit like him. Eyes wide, she stepped forward with one hand reached out, as if hesitant to believe what she was seeing. "Father...? Is this really you?" She asked, her voice small and quiet.

Naruto was tired out quickly as the whole thing happened, but as he sat down to rest, he smiled. He could see Gemini's reaction, and he was glad that he could help to do this for her. "It's early, but happy Birthday Gemini-chan." he said.

"It's really me musume-chan," Kurama said with a light grin on his face, glad to know that it had actually worked. "Well, not truly me, but it's the best the both of us are going to get at the moment I'm afraid"

"Naruto?" Yugito asked with concern in her voice. He looked so tired all of a sudden and wondered if it was because he had used so much demonic energy at once. All in all...she just hoped Naruto was okay.

Gemini's amazed expression broke, and turned into tears of happiness. She ran forward and hugged her father with all her strength- which was considerable to say the least. Crying, she held tight to him, as if afraid he might disappear. "F-Father...I've waited for this for so long..." She said, barely able to speak. She tried valiantly to stop crying, but of course failed. Suddenly, Gemini felt like a small child looking for their parents. Alone and scared, nothing in the world existed beyond the feeling of her father's arms around her.

Yugito, Naruto and Gaara all gazed at the scene fondly, especially Naruto since it was a rare moment of happiness for his friend. "We should probably leave them for now Kitty-chan," he said softly.

Gemini turned to her friends, wiping her eyes. "Naruto-kun, Yugito-chan, thank you both so much. I'll never forget what you've done for me." She said.

Naruto nodded. "It's no problem, Gemini-chan. We're gonna let you guys be alone for a bit." He said, turning to Yugito and smiling widely.

Yugito nodded and had a small smile of her own on her face as she helped Naruto leave the room, unsure of what her friend...Gaara, he believed Kurama said, would do. Exiting the room and seeing the two sand siblings from earlier still standing outside guarding the door, she waved lightly.

Gaara stayed in the back of the room, unsure of whether he should stay or not. Before long, he decided to let the two have their moment and silently left the room, meeting up with his older siblings. "They're still inside, but I think we should let them have their moment," he said. He knew that the two of them had questions, but it wasn't his place to answer them.

Left alone with her father, Gemini turned to him and stared for a moment. "I can see how I look like you a little bit. But what about my mother? What was she like?" She asked quietly.

Walking with Yugito, Naruto eventually had to stop. "I gotta sit down, dattebayo. The fox needed a lot of energy to pull of that shadow clone stunt." He said, still sounding tired.

"I understand," Yugito said as she eased Naruto down to the floor before taking a seat next to him. They still had two days before the second exam was officially over and the third exam would begin. Though she was wondering just what the third exam would be...

"Your mother was many things...but most importantly, she was kind. She didn't want to harm anything or anyone, but even though she was a kunoichi, she knew when she had to harden her heart and do what she must. It was sad...and yet at the same time, one of the few things that made me fall in love with her." Kurama said before chuckling lightly, remembering that his daughter didn't even know his name. "How silly of me...it seems that with everything that has gone on I've forgotten to introduce myself to you musume-chan"

Naruto relaxed as Yugito sat down next to him. "I'm probably gonna fall asleep. Don't leave, okay?" He asked.

Gemini's ear twitched as she listened to her father talk about her mother. "She sounds nice." She said, wishing she had known to woman. "Wait, introduce yourself? But I know who you are. You're Kyuubi, the great nine-tailed fox. You're my father. Right?" She asked, wondering what else she didn't know.

'Not a word you,' Yugito said as Matatabi sent her a mental nod. 'I won't tease you...for now, but I'm happy for you my koneko.' she responded with a light grin before disappearing into Yugito's mindscape. "Course not Foxy-kun" she said softly, not wanting others to overhear her. Though she did notice that some other people were starting to gather...

Kyuubi chuckled lightly at his daughter before nodding. "All of that is true, indeed. But I want to tell you the one thing that no one other than your mother and the other Bijuus know: My true name," he explained. Not even Mito, Kushina or even Naruto knew his true name...well, maybe Naruto would learn in time, but that Kurama would take a wait and see approach about it.

Naruto smiled, reassured, and fell asleep leaning on Yugito's shoulder.

Gemini's ears perked up, and she tilted her head. "Your true name? I didn't know you had a name, father. I always thought it was just Kyuubi." She said, her curiosity piqued.

Yugito smiled lightly as she watched Naruto sleeping, a light blush forming on her face at the closeness of him, but at least he wasn't drooling on her...not like that dog boy was when she was sent to spy on teams that could potentially have the scroll they were looking for. Then again, she had a feeling that she would enjoy beating the hell out of him...though it was probably the cat in her speaking.

"All Bijuus have a true name. 'Kyuubi no Yoko' is just a title that humans have given me, most likely because of the destruction I've caused in the past, same with the other Bijuu. Though we do have names. Sometimes we decide to tell others about it, sometimes we don't. Your mother was the first person I willingly told my name to...and you will be the second, musume. My true name is Kurama, it's nice to finally meet you," he said, finishing with a cheeky grin.

Gemini listened intently, eyes wide with the wonder of learning something new. "It's nice to meet you, too...Kurama." She said, trying it out. "It's a good name. So, not even Naruto-kun knows it? How does that work, if you share space in his mind, that you don't know everything about each other?" She asked. Being half human, she knew the odds of her being sealed away- or having a demon sealed in her- were very slim, but the idea interested her. "And Gaara-san, his demon has a name as well? Do you all know each other?"

Kurama grinned lightly at that as he listened to his daughter. Once she was done, he thought for a few seconds before answering. "Thanks, and no, Naruto doesn't know my name. The seal his father, the Fourth Hokage, put on him and used to seal me keeps our thoughts, memories and abilities separate, though I think because I was sealed within his mother at the time of his birth, some of my kitsune traits blended into his DNA, though I'm not sure," he said keeping an eye on his daughter to make sure that she was still listening, which she was.

"I can communicate with him when he comes into the mindscape, and most recently, able to mentally converse with him outside of the mindscape as well. Other than that, he doesn't know anything about his parents or myself, unless I decide to tell him. I already promised to tell him about his father, and most likely I'll talk about his mother as well. To answer your next question, yes we all have names, and yes, we know them all. Whether we tell our containers or not is another story. Naruto's future mate, though he doesn't realize it yet, has the Nibi no Nekomata inside of her, whose name is Matatabi. Gaara, to what I think will be your future mate, has the Tanuki no Ichibu whose name is Shukaku," he said as he continued, noticing Gemini blushing at what he called Gaara.

Gemini was hanging on her father's every word, her natural curiosity keeping her interested. "I see, so Naruto-kun's father was the fourth Hokage? And his mother was your container previously. There must be an interesting story behind that. I bet Naruto-kun will be happy to learn who his father was. It will just confirm to him that he should keep trying to become Hokage." She said with an amused smile. She, for one, had always fully supported her friend's dream, and truly believed that he could accomplish it. Then she heard her father's next words, and her smile was replaced by a bright blush. "F-Father! Gaara-san is not...he's my friend! I only just met him about a month ago, and we didn't really talk until a week ago, so how could we be...be...that thing you said." She protested, only getting more flustered and embarrassed as she spoke. No way. It's not like that. Is it? No. I heard Gaara-san's story, there's no way he would feel like that towards me. And I could never be more than a friend to anyone. Right? Right....right? the thoughts ran through her mind quickly, confusing her. Did she feel something more than friendship for the redhead? She couldn't contemplate it. She wouldn't.

"Yes, there is a long story behind that filled with sorrow and heartbreak, but I think Naruto should be the one to hear it first before anyone else does. Though I feel it will also help spur him on to wanting to become Hokage even more. Why he wants to do it even after all these villagers gave him hell for the stuff I did due to that man with the orange mask..." he spoke, muttering the last part lowly and darkly. That part of the story would also come to fruition he mused. "Also, he may be your friend now, but I have a feeling that he's starting to have feelings for you, feelings that he sort of already associates with his siblings, yet at the same time is confused of them as well, at least that's what I've observed, but give it time," he said with a light grin on his face. It wasn't well known, but he had a thing for these type of things...except for when it came to himself. Then again if he knew he would have fallen in love with a mortal female human, he would have denied it vehemently. Kurama looked at his daughter and sighed lightly, having a feeling of what was going through her mind."Musume...you can be loved, and love someone other than myself in return. It isn't a crime," he said softly.

Yugito scowled lightly when she saw the Hyuuga male coming towards her and Naruto, somehow having a feeling that he was going to be a pain in the ass and try starting something because they tried kidnapping the Hyuuga heir years ago. She just hoped that the brunette female or that hideous bowl-cut male would be able to calm him down and see reason. Seriously, who wears a suit like that? and have leg warmers? She was lucky she didn't know about the "Flames of Youth" that he constantly spoke of...at least not yet.

Gemini shook her head, ears laying flat. "It's not...I don't know how to love someone. Even if I did, I would be too scared...no, I'm not explaining it right." She sighed, figited, tried again. "I'm not scared of Gaara-san. I'm not scared he would hurt me. If he wanted to do that, he would have already. I'm scared that he would reject me, and that would hurt too much. Gaara-san is not someone who can feel those things for other people. It's just easier...safer...to avoid feeling that. It's strange," She gaave a tiny smile. "If it were anyone else in the world, besides Naruto-kun, I would be afraid that they would hurt me. I'm always afraid that someone will catch me off guard and do something like what that man used to do. But with Gaara-san, I'm not the least bit worried that he would do that to me. Him and Naruto-kun have a lot in common...I don't think either of them realizes it." She mused, wondering how the two could be so alike and so different at the same time.

Naruto was just beginning to wake up as Neji and the others came towards them. For the moment, he stayed the way he was. But if Neji caused any trouble, Naruto would give him the beat down of a lifetime.

Kurama scowled as he listened, before it turned into a grin of his own. "It sounds as if you admire, or love, both Naruto and Gaara...but I don't think either of them would hurt you," he said before holding up a hand, having a feeling that she wanted to say something. "I'm not saying you should tell either of them right away, but from the sound of it, they won't reject you, or harm you like that bastard did, but the choice is yours, and I'll support any choice you make," he said with a light grin.

"Neji, you promised sensei you wouldn't cause any trouble," Tenten said as she placed a hand on Neji's shoulder. Neji shrugged her hand off as he continued heading towards the duo. He wasn't going to cause trouble...at least not much.

Gemini was indeed about to protest, but stopped when her father held up his hand. She nodded, conceding his point, and blushed a little. "Thank you, father. Do you really think that...if I told them...they would still want to be around me? I mean, Naruto-kun would still treat me the same. He knows how much I admire him. But Gaara-san...what if it ruins our friendship?" She asked worriedly. Her tail twitched nervously, but even as she spoke she knew that eventually, perhaps not right away but eventually, she would confide her feelings to Gaara.

Naruto waited patiently, still not showing that he was awake. He could tell Neji was up to no good, and it made it very difficult for him to stay quiet, but he managed.

"You're welcome musume, and I don't think it will ruin your friendship with him, but that's just my opinion. I saw how worried he was when he entered the room with you and how relieved he was when he heard Yugito-san say that they had news about your father/myself..." Kurama said, noticing that Gemini was really worried about losing Gaara's friendship...and most likely that of his siblings too.

Neji continued walking closer and closer to Naruto and the female from Kumogakure, the one place that he hated the most. It was because of them that his father had been forced to die in Hiashi-sama's place...

Gemini nodded, hoping beyond hope that he was right. "Okay. Thank you, father. I'll...I will tell him. And Naruto-kun, too. I hope he's okay. He looked really tired when he left with Yugito-san. Father, how long can you each manage to stay like this?" She asked, fairly sure that her time alone with her father was limited.

Naruto was finding it harder and harder to keep his eyes closed. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and opened them, sitting up so that it would be clear he was awake. From that position, he watched Neji and company approach with mistrustful eyes.