Merman

"Come on Naruto-kun this way." Kabuto motioned in towards the skeleton of a sea serpent.

Naruto gulped but went in, slowly after Kabuto eyeing all the weird things floating and growing around the cave. Then he stopped and tried to focus on the voice he heard coming form deeper in the cave.

"Come in." It hissed. "Come in."

Naruto swam more then stopped just before some seaweed hanging down from the ceiling. He peered in more and saw Kabuto floating by a small conch bed.

"Don't dilly dally boy, one might question your upbringing." A figure dropped out of the conch bed.

He had earrings, tattoos and his eyes resembled snakes. His tail was a snake tail; a long snake tail.Where's the end of that thing? Naruto questioned himself slowly allowing himself to swim further in.

Then Naruto got pushed fully in and was now right next to the feared sea snake. He tensed and saw Orochimaru's tail was wrapped around him.

"There," Orochimaru purred swimming over to a chair and pulling Naruto along. "Now I understand that you," He flicked a piece of Naruto's hair with the tip of his tail.

Naruto flinched and whipped towards the tail, causing Orochimaru to chuckle at how nervous and jumpy the blond was.

"Have a problem...several actually." He smiled, then waved to Kabuto who swam off but Naruto's attention was brought back to Orochimaru as he began again.

"I have ways of making everything better for you Naruto."

Kabuto returned with some bottle. Orochimaru stood up and swam over to what looked like a mixing stand. Naruto, not knowing what else to do followed him over there.

"Now you-"

"Naruto!" Iruka yelled swimming right next to the blond mermen Kiba following, floating right behind Iruka.

"Ah Iruka, Kiba would you like me to help you also?" they didn't answer but continued to glare at the merman.

"Dude lets go, do you see this guy he's-" Kiba was interrupted by Orochimaru.

"Allow me to show you what I can do for you." Kabuto poured some heavy liquid into the pot. "Now this is what I will do for you three." Orochimaru began.

"I will turn you three into humans for three days today will not count of course the count down starts tomorrow mourning." A picture of all three of them as humans appeared.

"Now by the time the sun sets on the third day, you have to get your human partner to fall in love with. By love I mean they have to kiss you; and if one of you don't succeed you all fail." A picture of each of them kissing some shadowy figure appeared.

"I don't have a human partner!" Iruka yelled wanting to leave.

"The human you saved Iruka-san." Kabuto explained, and a picture of Kakashi appeared in front of them.

Kiba and Naruto's heads turned so fast towards Iruka glaring, no words where shared but Iruka knew what they wanted to say.

"Now if you fail you will belong to me." Orochimaru smiled evilly and all three mermen's eyes widened.

"No deal!" Naruto yelled, summoning up his courage.

"Not so fast Naruto-kun." Kabuto stated quickly. He fixed his glasses and crossed his arms. "If you leave now that will qualify as losing so you would belong to Orochimaru."

All three mermen's eyes widened again. "Have we got a deal?" Orochimaru asked.

"Hold on!" Kiba yelled waving his hands up. "What if we don't fail?"

Orochimaru grimaced but answered. "You will remain human permanently."

It's a lose, lose situation. Iruka thought jawing slacking a bit.

"So..." He drawled out again, "Deal?"

Naruto stared at his friend and teacher. Kiba smile nervously, Iruka sighed but gestured to accept. Naruto inhaled deeply then grabbed the sea snakes hand, Kiba and Iruka did the same. Then a piece of paper Kabuto was holding unraveled and there names were on it, in there handwriting too.

They stared at it, shocked. But Orochimaru , again drew there attention back to them when he pulled Naruto away from the other two.

"You will each give me something as payment." He stated after lining all three of them up. "As for what you will pay...I'll just take what I want." He smiled wickedly.

Naruto opened his mouth to yell but found some weird giant bubble encircle him. Iruka and Kiba were in the same situation and they all thrashed about trying to break free. Naruto then looked down to see his orange tail separating and two tan legs forming from them. The bubble burst and Naruto blacked out.

"Ugh...oh my head!" Iruka complained then opened his eyes to darkness. He sat up trying to calm down. "Naruto, Kiba!"

"Right here!" Kiba shouted. "About time you woke up. Man look I got legs!" He smiled excited, overly happy.

Kiba splashed around in the water. And then attempted to stand but failed and fell into the water.

He groaned in pain as Iruka asked. "Kiba are we in dark place?"

"No...why?" Kiba answered getting comfortable and playing with his new toes.

"Because I can't see anything, I can hear you and I can feel..." He picked up some sand and let it run through his fingers. "dry sand." He chocked out feeling that he also had two human legs.

"What are you kidding, you can't see?! Here look at me." Kiba scouted over towards him more.

Kiba looked into Iruka's eyes and sure enough he had gone blind. "Wow so that Orochimaru took your sight...? Well that sucks!" Kiba yelled.

"What about you? Are you ok?" Kiba padded himself down.

"Yeah...wait am I the only normal one?!" Kiba crossed his arms.

"Huh? Wait Naruto, where is he?! Is he alright?!" Iruka stood up panicking.

Surprisingly Iruka could stand just fine and even took a couple steps. He fell but got back up and seemed fine at it. Kiba stood up to swaying slightly still not good at walking or standing.

"Relax Iruka he's with Pakkun." Kiba grabbed the older mans arm.

"Pakkun?" Iruka echoed.

"He's a dog, some human pet that helps me and Naruto with finding out what human items are and what they do. He's going to help us." Kiba explained, gripping Iruka's arm more for balance.

"Well how is Naruto, is he ok?" Iruka asked calming down.

"Yeah, but Orochimaru took his voice."

"What?!" Iruka yelled in Kiba's ear, not intentionally.

"Ow!" Kiba yelled back.

"I hate to break this up you two..." Kiba looked at Pakkun who was sitting next to Naruto who was already walking around like a pro. "but you all need clothes."

"Clothes?" Iruka and Kiba echoed, Naruto mouthed the word but no sound came out.

"Yes because...um...currently you're all naked." Kiba and Naruto looked at each other and Iruka confused.

"What's wrong with how we look?" Kiba asked being the only one able to see and talk.

"To humans being like that is indecent. Clothes are like what your mermaids wear to cover there breasts." Pakkun finished then went over to a pile of white fabric.

"But...we don't have breasts...what are we suppose to hide?" Iruka asked, Pakkun didn't answer but dragged the white fabric over to the three.