Author's Note: This story take place right where Naruto Shippuden begins. The story will follow the anime but will have slight difference. Hence one of them being that Sakura realizes earlier all of what Naruto has done for her. Also all the things that she has put on to him since Sasuke left the village. From that she begins to realize that she actually has feelings for Naruto.
I think I'm just just going to keep the Naruto and Sakura pairing but I'm might throw Hinata into the mix. If I do decide to add Hinata, there will be no more females with Naruto. It's either those two or just Sakura. For this story Naruto is smarter in all aspects from going on this trip. Not saying he's a genius but he doesn't need things spelled out for him anymore. Also when it comes to girls feelings he picks up on them better.
There will be some other pairings in the story but I won't focus on them to much. They will be more like a mentioning, not spending a chapter on the other couples. Also I'm going to make the fox a female just to add a little more of a change to the story from the anime. I might go back and change the fox to a male as the story progresses and I use the fox more. As of now though, the fox is female.
First time doing a Naruto story. Please not to much hate in the comments and give me the best feed back possible. Feedback regarding grammar would be great. I hadn't have much time to review this.
Finally do not own anything Naruto related. Thanks. Now to the story.
Two and a half years. Two and half years since what was thought to be the ultimate weapon was stopped. Two and a half years since Naruto left Konoha to train. During those years Naruto has done nothing but train exclusively with the one and only pervy-sage know as Jaraiya. During that time Naruto had learned many things ranging from just normal chakra control to slightly being able to control the nine-tailed cloak with it having one tail. Anymore than that he is still conscious but doesn't have really any control. At four tails Naruto completely loses control and all consciousness until someone can stop him. The rage of the fox takes over. This had lead to an accident that ended up giving Jaraiya a huge scar on his chest.
Along with growing stronger and even taller. Naruto had also changed his clothing and look towards what his father looked like without even knowing. Starting with his spiky hair to the spikyness that his father had when he was alive. The only thing he didn't get rid of that his dad didn't wear was the bright orange. Naruto had mostly gotten rid of the orange but still kept some in places. I mean the bright orange was what he was known for and what he grew up wearing so he couldn't completely get rid of it. He wore black pants, similar to what the Anbu wear, with his kunai holster still on his right leg. Instead of the white tape that everyone wore under the black strap, he changed it up and made the tape orange. Then for his sandals the souls were black but the wrapping on them were orange.
On his upper body he wore a black long sleeve shirt. Both arms had two lines of orange tape. One was at his wrist and the other was just below his elbow. Just above his wrist, on the sleeves, there are seals that allow him to store weapons and use them as need be. On top of the shirt he wore a sleeveless like mesh shirt that provided light armor against weapons that use slashes to cause damage. Then on top of that he wore a long cloak, just like his dad did even if the color was different. The jacket was primarily black, the inside of the collar is orange. Then the string that goes cross his chest was orange. On the back instead of being in red print, in orange print it said, 'The Will of Fire'. On the back of his shoulders he had seals that acted as a back pack that he could store anything else in. On the bottom he had orange flames. His forehead protector was no longer the blue that he had gotten it. Now it was a black but it only changed because the original got damaged in a fight. Eventually Naruto to get to a small village where he could change it back to blue again but decided not to. He liked the black one better.
The very last thing Naruto had on was orange tape on his left hand. It covered from his hand and ended just past his elbow. He started wearing it after a fight where his arm got severely burned and even with his incredible healing his forearm had huge scaring all over it. He had also picked up other scars from when he tested his strength agains on rouge ninjas or criminals he ran into to. The scars came from some of the rouges ninjas that were high jonin levels. On both of his hands he wore orange fingerless glove that stopped just above his wrist. With a black metal plate running across the back of his hand. The glove itself was tight but the fabric that went above his wrist was loose.
Sakura for the past two and half years have trained under the great Tsunade in the art of medical ninjas. Now she very proficient in chakra control and can heal most things but she still had lost to learn. Along with medical jutsus she was also learning fighting jutsus and ways to improve her strength. The pinket was really turning into a little Tsunade. Not just in the medical aspect. She also had gotten a temper with strength to back it up.
Along with that she had also changed her clothes. She still kept the short pink hair and kept wearing her forehead as head band. She just changed the color from blue to red. Now her clothing wasn't the red dress like thing she wore when Naruto left. Now she wore red sleeveless shirt. It had a small collar in the from that became bigger towards the back of the neck. In the front there was a silver zipper that ran down it. Just below her belly button the zipper bent and went to about forty five degrees to the left. On the back of the shirt sat a white 'o'. The shirt looked similar to the top half of the dress she use to wear, except no sleeves. Then on both of her elbows were wrapped in pink cloth.
The she had black compression, like, shorts on, that stopped just a little below the pink skirt she wore above it. With her kunai holster and tape still on her right leg. On top of that she wore a pink skirt that went down about to her mid thighs. The color of the pink matched the same color as her hair. The skirt had for slits that came up leaving about and inch and a half of fabric above them. The slits were one in the front and back, then one on each side. This provided flexibility for running and kicks. The slits on the side though did have a strap that had a buckle on it. Now she wasn't wearing the normal sandals that she had worn that went just past her ankles. She was now wearing sandals that went up her leg and stopped just below her knee and had her heel covered. Lastly she were black leather like gloves on both of her hands.
The whole time for Sakura wasn't just training. She has also had been thinking a lot about herself, her friends and even Team 7. For as long as she could remember she had always liked Sasuke. Well she loved him borderline obsessed over him. During this two and half years, though she began to realized that Sasuke never returned her feelings or was ever really nice to her. Yes, he helped her out with things a little, saved her few times and would grab something to eat with her but only when they went as a team to get food. Even that though, it was still really rare for him to go out with the team. Then she began to realize she had feelings towards Naruto. He who was there whenever she needed someone. He who had understood her more than anyone else has.
She thought of major events in the past of Team 7. Sasuke did save her though, they weren't really in major life threatening situations. For instant the most major one was on the first mission Team 7 went on outside the village. Team 7 was suppose to escort a famous bridge builder. The team had gotten ambushed. One ninja came right at her and yes Sasuke jumped in front of her. She realized that it was only out of team work he saved. Also that Kakashi who was watching in the wings, which she didn't know at the time of the fight, could have easily jumped in and saved her.
Naruto on the other hand had saved her when it really counted. In the Chunin exams, Gaara had her pinned to a tree with his sand and was about to kill her and Naruto stepped in. He had risked his life to save and defend her. Even though she didn't return the feelings she did know that Naruto had loved her. She had been a jerk to him and had clearly told him on several occasions told him she didn't like him and liked Sasuke but that didn't stop him. He put his life on the line to save someone who honestly at the time pretty much didn't care to much about him outside of a teammate bound.
She remembered when she found out who saved her. She thanked Sasuke for saving her from Gaara but then he just scoffed. Then he told her it wasn't him that saved her and that it was actually Naruto. When she found that one out, she was in complete shock. Shocked that the kid that she didn't really care for to much, risked his life and nearly died saving her. All she did was say thanks and nothing more.
Also after preliminary matches to slim the number for the third round of the Chunin exams, she had been knocked out in a tie with Ino. After that she wanted to get stronger and looked for Kakashi, who was no where to found, to train her. Kakashi had decided to only train Sasuke to get his Sharingan better and learn new jutsu. Then also to control the scar that Orochimaru gave him and to get him ready for the final round. But her sensei could have also trained her a little and not just leave her on her own. She had to go to the kid she didn't like, Naruto. He who openly accepted to help her to get stronger while he also had to go train with Jaraiya. Therefore allowed him to get less training to help his friend get stronger. A friend that wasn't in the finals. A friend that didn't consider him a friend only a teammate.
Then there was one time where Sasuke and Kakashi were both severely injured after the Chunin exams. What did the guy that loved her do for the person she loved. He went out with Jaraiya to get the only woman that could save Sasuke. Yes, Jaraiya went to get Tsunade to make her be Hokage but Naruto went to get her to save the guy Sakura loved. Naruto risked his life to bring her back and ended up fighting Orochimaru and his accomplice Kabuto. At one point Naruto had actually died in getting Tsunade but was brought back thanks to Tsunade. She had to heal all the muscles around his heart, that were torn, and restart the muscle. He even spoke to Tsunade to recommend Sakura to be an apprentice under her. What did she do, just thank him and left when he told her everything, again. She didn't even give him a hug or get him a gift or even take him to get something eat, again.
The final things that really got her thinking of her feelings and how horribly she had treated Naruto, was the night Sasuke left. That when she realized the whole year that they were a team and all the years prior to them being a team meant nothing. The whole time Sasuke thought that the pinket was just annoying. Even after she confessed her love to him, it didn't change anything in the slightest bit. The next morning when the village found out, Shikamaru, Neji, Choji and Naruto went out to retrieve him. Before they left she stopped Naruto. She ask Naruto, the man that loved her through everything mean she did to him, to promise to bring the guy she loved, even though that guy didn't share any feelings back to her, back. What did Naruto do, he promised on his life that he would bring Sasuke back. The blond always kept his promise.
In the two and half years he was gone, she began to realize how much the promise must have been hurting him. His hurting because the girl that he loves isn't happy. The hurting that she had cause him. When she did make the initial promise Naruto got to Saske and they had fought at The Valley of the End. When Naruto almost died in a fight trying to convince him to come back to the village. Naruto pretty much gave his life to bring back the guy she loved because he just wanted to see her happy.
Then what happened right after he woke up in the hospital and was still bandaged head to toe when she visited. All he could do was apologize for failing in his promise. Even with his whole body taped and bandaged up he was already ready to go out and search again. What did she do, she just gave him attitude and blamed him for not bringing Sasuke back. Shikamaru was there and defended Naruto but she couldn't even thank Naruto for trying. Not even thanked him for almost giving his life.
After she left he had tried to get out of the hospital to go after Sasuke again. Even when Jaraiya, told him if he left he would get hunter ninja's after him and declare him a rouge ninja. Naruto didn't care, he was going to complete the promise that he made to her, even if it meant he was considered rouge and/or died. Naruto would say, "I want to be Hokage someday, how can I be Hokage if I can't even save one friend." Even though he meant that, he also was doing because he wanted the person he loved to be happy.
How could she have been so mean to Naruto over the years they have known each other? Including the times she was mean to him in the academy. The kid who was never mean to anyone and always trying to save and protect everyone. Also here he was never saying no to her and did everything she needed to make her happy. No matter how extreme the request was or event the lack of request, he would do it for her. Because he loved her. Her happiness was all the mattered to him. Even when she would be mean to him he would never hold against her and was always nice to her and considered her a friend, even if she didn't consider him one.
When she thought of this she over the past couple years she would just sit in her room and cry herself to sleep. Feeling beyond bad about everything she ever did towards him. She realized even though she never admit it she actually cared for him back them. I mean if someone risked and gave their life to save you and make you happy how could you not care even a little. Or you have to care for someone if you ask them to help you with big things. As the months that turned into years after Naruto left. Miss Pinket decided she will apologize the best she could for all the mean things that she had done to him. Then if he still liked her and did ever ask her out again she would accept it. She would gladly be the girlfriend of Uzumaki Naruto.
Today was the day that Uzumaki Naruto returned home.
Everyone of the main twelve and the Hakage, knew he would be here soon. It had been two and half years since he left but no one was for sure when he would be back. Jaraiya and Naruto never sent anything to the village to let them know what had happened, or happening. The people in the village could only wonder. Well, Naruto finally took the first few steps in Konoha and then stopped. The first thing he did was just take a deep breath through his nose. "The village is just as I remember it." He said pretty much to no one but himself but Jaraiya was smiling behind him.
When Naruto spoke, the two ninjas that watched the front gate lifted their heads to see Naruto and Jaraiya were standing there. They knew the one with long white, spiky hair was Jaraiya but the other one they weren't to sure. Even though the colors Naruto wore wasn't the same that his father wore, he practically looked identical. The duo front gate ninjas had to double takes when the saw Naruto. They even had to look at the mountain that had all the five Hakage's face carved into. Even though they were young when the Yondaime Hokage died, they still knew what he looked like. So when Naruto was standing there they nearly fainted. Finally one of them used there hand at Jaryai and waved him over, while Naruto just stood there still taking in the village. "Excuse me Gama Sennin, I must ask, who is this man with you?"
Jaryai just laughed making the two ninjas sitting be hind the desk confused, "That my friend, is Uzumaki Naruto."
"No way! He looks just like the forth." The one who didn't speak first said. Everyone knew when they just said the number that they meant the hokage's. Jaryai just laughed because he was one of the few that knew the real reason why Naruto looked like the forth outside of his clothing. That was because Naurto was the forth's kid. Then the two that had been gone for so long. They began to walk towards the blonds apartment to relax before seeing everyone. As they walked, on another street Sakura was heading to the front with the "Konohamaru Ninja Squad" to the gate to get the pedestrian traffic ledger.
When she got the where the gate was and received the ledger, the two ninja told them that they have something back in the village waiting for them. Only once they see it would they believe it. The first thing Sakura thought was Naruto. They have to mean that Naruto is back. I hope that he is, I have to go see him if he is. It had been two weeks over two and a half years since Naruto left. For the past couple weeks everyday she had gone to the gate in hoping that he would show up or the two ninjas there would tell her that he came in. She wasn't nervous the first week but she was beginning to get a little nervous as the second week went on that maybe something came up.
Though now she had to head straight to the two spots that knowing Naruto, he should be at. She knew that it had been two and half years so something could have changed and that he may not be at the two places she had in mind. First she past was Ichiraku Ramen. Everyone that knew Naruto, knew the kid loved this place. Pretty much everyone loved this place but Naruto was on a different level of love for it. When she saw that the blonde wasn't there she headed to his apartment and hoping that is where he is. Finally as she got closer she saw Jaryai and seeing him meant that Naruto had to be close. She looked around as she got closer and then looked up and saw him. Is it him? Is that really Naruto? There on top on a one of the poles that were through out the village was Naruto, who stood crouched and looked a bird of prey looking for his next meal. I mean this is the first time Naruto could see the whole village in a long time so of coarse he's gonna be looking around like this. Even though she had never seen the Yondaime in person, she swore Naruto looked like someone she had seen. So she thought about it and remembered something. While studying under the current Hukage, she would be asked to help move files on occasion. One time being a file on the Yondaime, a photo fell out and she got to see what he looked like. Not just the face that was carved into the mountain.
"Nar- Naruto is that you up there? When did you get back to the village Naruto?"
"Sakura!" He said excited but then showed a slightly sad face just for the slightest second possible. Sakura though, she saw it and slightly saw the shield that he had been having up. Back to his cheery self he jumped down, "I just got back like five minutes or so ago. I wanted to stop back home before I went around." He looks so much more mature than when he left. Even the way he holds himself and is dressed. He looks like a leader, like he has really changed. Then Sakura looked in his eyes and noticed something but couldn't place. His eyes look different, yes still the blue he had but the pupils have changed I think. Yeah they are definitely elongated and not round anymore. The cheeryness that he has always had is still there but something else is in them too. Like he had gone through a lot on this journey. What could he have gone through that could really effect his eyes. There was even a hint of sadness in them. Also his hair has a hint of red in at the roots. After that she noticed his left hand. What happened that you still have your hand bandaged up. You always have healed fast and would get out of any wrap or cast you could as fast as you could. Though here you stand with a wrapped hand. It had to have just happened. She thought as didn't know yet that his arm had been wrapped since two months after he left the village.
Immediately Sakura went up and hugged him after he had spoke. This really put the blond in complete shock. She's never hugged me. What is with this? Something isn't right. "So you look like you have changed since you left."
"Yeah I have." There, now, not just in his eyes but what she saw was now in his voice. She caught what she thought she saw in his eyes in his words. Naruto what could have happened to you out there? "You look like you have changed to." Back to his cheery voice, like nothing was in his voice just a second ago.
"Yeah I have been through a lot of training thanks to Lady Tsunade. So do I look more like a woman?" When she asked the question Sakura actually began to blush. Please say yes.
"Yes you do Sakura. You really do, you look... you look good." In the last sentence had the same voice that he had when he answered if he had changed. This time it was because he hated admitting it that she looked beautiful because he knew she liked Sasuke. Yes he loved her and was happy if she was happy but it still hurt. Jaryai mouth dropped and eyes opened wide because he realized his student caught one of those hidden meaning questions. Did he just catch on to that and not let it blow over his head, Jaryai thought. Then Sakura thought, Of coarse he wouldn't see… hold up. Did he just say I look more like a women and that I look good? No way. Then she caught the voice he just use. He still feels bad, this isn't good. Why is he like this?
Then Konohamaru stepped up, like the rest besides Sakura, oblivious the other emotions besides happiness in Naruto's voice and eyes. "Hey Naruto check this out." In a poof a smoke he changed to a hot naked woman with smoke covering her boobs and her lower regions. "Check on my new sexy jutsu."
Naruto chuckled for a second but stopped shortly after. "Konohamaru, I'm not like that anymore. There is a time and place for jutsu like that and now is not the time. Doing it here is just below you Konohamaru." Maybe he has changed not just from what he's been through but also in maturity. "I will say I did create a new one but now is not the time or place to show you. We are in front of women here." Guess I couldn't expect him to create a new one. Still though, I didn't expect Naruto to say that.
"Yes boss." Konohamaru said slightly sad that his idol did that. But knew that Naruto was right that this wasn't the time nor was it the place. Quickly turning back to his normal self. "Well Naruto it is great to have you back. We gotta head out but we need to hang soon." Naruto nodded.
Then Sakura spoke, "Naruto, I know you just got back but Lady Tsunade wanted me to bring you to her as soon as I saw you."
"Sounds good. Lead the way."
The Sakura looked a Jaryai and saw that he had all of his things and Naruto had none. "Hang on, where is your stuff Naruto?"
"Oh it's away. You see this cloak well on the back of each shoulder are the seals. The seals send what I want to and from my apartment, where things are stored. Then in both wrist of my shirt there are seals that I can use to get any of my weapons."
Sakura could only stair in shock. "Wow that cloak and shirt are awesome."
"Yeah I know they are, I love them. Lets head over to Grandma Tsunade now." Everyone just laughed as the trio now began to head to the Hukage office.
Sakura and Naruto walked next to each other with Jaryai hanging a little behind. "So what is with the clothing change?" Sakura decided to ask turning her head to get a good look at him. Well Naruto definitely looks physically better than before. It had been an unnaturally quiet trip to the Hukage, especially quiet for having Naruto around.
"Oh it was, a training accident that caused my clothes to get destroyed." Clearly he was was hiding the true reason.
Sakura had have enough of this charade that Naruto was trying to have. Quickly she stopped grabbing him by the shoulders and made him face her. "Jaryai just continue, I need to have a conversation with Naruto in private." The Sage looked confused but nodded and continued on leaving the other two. Once he was out of hearing and roughly out of sight from the crowed, Sakura pushed Naruto in an ally way against a building. "Ok Naruto what is with you? I know you're trying to seem happy but you're keeping something away. What happened to you while you were gone? For example I know for a fact you hate wearing bandages but hear you are wearing on on you left hand. Also what is with your eyes? Your pupils aren't like the normal round ones. They are elongated ones. Then your hair has red in the roots now."
"Nothing happened that you need to worry about." Not like you would care that the fox saved me, Sakura. All you care about is Sasuke. Sasuke this and Sasuke that.
Sakura quickly slapped him. "We are teammates. Tell me what is wrong so I can help you if I need to. So I can help you as a friend."
"You wanna help? Fine! You wanna help as a friend? Fine! My eyes? Fine! My hair? Fine! My left hand? You wanna know why its wrapped? Fine I'll show you! You won't like it but you clearly won't stop bothering me about it either." Naruto was basically yelling and was beyond upset at the moment. He had just got back and here, someone who had never really cared for him is acting like she always had.
Naruto slowly began to take his cloak and mesh off. He than slowly began to pull up his shirt. As soon as it began to come up he heard a gasp come from Sakura. Naruto had several scars going up his body. Most were stab wounds that were two to three inches long. The most severe one was one in the middle of his chest, just left of his heart. Unlike the other scars, this one was jagged. It was three to four inches big. The stab wound went diagonal along his chest, from left to right.
"Oh you think this is something. Wait to you see this. You know my quick healing? Well it doesn't really work to well on severe injuries. Like really severe injuries. That chest wound is nothing compared to this." Clearly his emotions about this came out. He was frustrated and annoyed. "About two months after I left we got a lead on Sasuke." No! He got this because of me. Oh my god. It was because of the promise I made him make. "We were tracking this ninja for a few days before we decided to confront. When we confronted him, of corse he would fight back. We didn't know he knew he had a Sharingan because he had always kept it deactivated. We didn't know this when we initiated it, when we did it was to late to pull out. Do you know how pain having your whole forearm covered in black flames? The flame can only be put out by a high level sealing scroll or by the caster. Do you know the pain of your flesh being burned away? It hurts like hell. On top of that I couldn't seal the flame off my arm until the fight was over because Jaryai is the only one that has a scroll capable of it. When the fight was done and the fire was in the scroll, the only things left was a very little bit of muscle and my bones. Only enough muscles to keep the bones in its place. I could see my bones Sakura. I was bleeding out and there was only one way to save myself for the moment, before I could move to any like a hospital. The one way was to have the fox pump an insane amount of it's chakra into me. Specifically pump a large amount into my left arm. It didn't come with out side effects, hence why my eyes aren't normal. Why my canines are sharper and my whisker marks are a little more prominent and my hair color has changed. Even with my healing on top of that and getting to the hospital, it took another month to heal to so that there was skin and muscle covering it normally. Another month to get it functioning to where it is today. The recovery time took so long because my body had to remake all the nerves in my arm thats below my elbow. Now it has looked like this ever since."
With that his arm was completely exposed for Sakura to see. The first thing was just gasp. "That's exactly why I keep it wrapped up." I knew I shouldn't have shown her. I don't want her pity.
"Oh my god Naruto. I'm sorry this happened to you. I'm so sorry." The pain I have put him through because he just wanted me to keep me happy. Because he loved me. The arm from the elbow down, including the fingers was pretty much all scar tissue. It wasn't really any smooth skin anywhere. The only area that really had any normal skin was that on the palm side of his hand. It was all bumpy and rough everywhere else. She stepped forward and touched Naruto's arm, causing him to gasp now. No one had touched it besides the medical staff that treated it. He hadn't even showed anyone what it looked like. Let alone tell them what was wrong with it. She began to run her fingers on it, feeling every bump and rough spot on it. Next she stepped even close wrapped her as she hugged him. Naruto didn't know what to do beside hug back.
Naruto can see the sad look on her face. "Hey don't worry. I still have full function off my hand. I also got a lot of injuries and scars from other vicious attacks. So please don't worry at all. I'm just doing what I promised you. I know when we get him back, it'll make…" He didn't get to finish and the reason he didn't actually shocked both parties. He was stopped by Sakura placing her lips on Naruto, kissing him. A nice quick little peck on the lips. Quickly he grabbed her and pushed her to arms length. "What was that?"
"That was just a little kiss. It was the only way to shut you up." She blushed before getting serious and sad. "Naruto I'm so sorry for all the pressure, stress, everything I have put on you. After you left I realized how much you've done for me, to make me happy. All at the cost of your own happiness. You have almost gave you life on several occasions to save me. Even though you were revived, you did give your life once to bring Tsunade here just to save Sasuke for me. Then here you are risking your life and have permanently scared your body just for my happiness. What have I ever given you in return, a cold shoulder. I don't know when but during the past two and a half years I've been thinking about everything and realized I have feelings for you. I know this seems like an excuse to get you to stop chasing after Sasuke but it's not. I realized that I really care for you more than Sasuke now. He never once was there to help me, go out of his way for me or save in time of real need. Here you were stepping up and helping a women you love, that showed you nothing back. I'm so sorry. I know you don't deserve someone like me but I had to get that off my chest."
Naruto just stood there speechless. He did agree that this seemed a little suspicious but it was nice that women he loves confess that she now likes him. "I… I don't know what to say Sakura. I… I do love you but this does seem like you're trying to get me to stop going after Sasuke. Which I will not stop doing. He is my friend too and needs to come home. If you even think that you like me, then I hope you respect that. You do not get to say that I don't deserve you. Sure there was times that I was upset that you didn't recognize me for what I did to you. I mean what I did for you but I just forgot about it. How about this. It's been two and a half years, right? Well if you want to get together how about we just start over. From the beginning?"
"Ok Naruto, that works for me. We can start over and I will not stop you from going after Sasuke." Sakura quickly gave Naruto another hug and quick kiss. Naruto honestly even everything was said and the two kisses, he still questioned everything but went with it. Something feels off about her. There is no way she could have became like this. Could she? There has to me an alternative motive. "Now lets get to the tower." With that Naruto rewrapped his arm and hand, putting his glove back on. Then shortly after Sakura grabbed his hand. What is with her?
Shortly after that the two stood with Jayrai in front of Tsunade. "Naruto, boy have you changed. Really like the new clothing and boy do you look like the Yondaime." Causing Naruto cheeks to slightly turn red.
"Yes I have grandma and thanks for liking the new style. It legit just slowly came to me." The is no doubt that you're your father's son. You may have your mother's attitude but your look and dress style is definitely his fathers. Was what Tsunade could think of when she saw Naruto.
Then Tsunade saw Naruto's left hand and finally noticed his eyes and hair were different? "What happened to you left arm? Also your eyes and hair, what happened?" With that all three of the people standing cringed. Tsunade could clearly see for a fact something happened. She knew, like Sakura, that Naruto hated being in a cast or be wrapped for any amount of period. It was a struggle to get him to follow doctors orders. The fact that he is wrapped, was a red flag. "Naruto what happened to you? Tell me now."
"Well it started…" Naruto told her the whole story not in the same tone that he told Sakura. Still the same story though with the same details if not a little more.
"Oh my god Naruto that's horrible. Let me see it." Naruto took his glove off and undid the wrap again. "Oh I'm so sorry Naruto that shouldn't have happened. If only I was with you I could have helped make it heal better."
"Hey it's ok, you had to be here and help the village. While pervey sage and I had our training to do. The people in that village we went to did the best they could and my body along with the fox did the best we could. It did hurt like nothing else but I'm alive and thanks to my healing I have full movement of it. The only thing is that it doesn't look good. Enough about that though." Tsunade felt horrible about what happened but respected his wish to continue.
"So I assume your training was a success and that you have become stronger Naruto?"
"You know it Grandma." Naruto being his hyper self.
"Good there is someone I want you to go up against. I've kept him off missions the last two weeks. Almost sent him on a mission to find you guys. Well he's out there." She pointed to the windows. With that Naruto headed to the window and opened it and saw none other that Kakashi.
"So, Naruto, you went and got all grown up?"