Naruto vs. Sasuke Final valley
Naruto had activated the kyuubi's chakra and was dominating Sasuke
"Now let's go home! If you don't come to your senses then I'm going to have to break every bone in your body" said a kyuubi enhanced Naruto
"Shutup!" responded Sasuke
'I need to end this the guys need my help' Naruto had thought concerned over his friends, He quickly did a quick kyuubi enhanced punch to Sasuke's skull to knock him out, he lunged him over his shoulder and decided to return to the village and to help his comrades
On his way back he had caught up to Rock Lee and left a clone with him to help him out and he eventually did the same with Kiba, Shikamaru Neji and Choji
He then arrived at the gate ready to leave Sasuke in the villages care and on his way to Hokage tower he ran into Ino
"Oh my is that Sasuke-kun!" said a surprised Ino
"I need a favor can you give Sasuke to grandma I need to go back on my mission and tell her to get some medical ninjas ready Choji and Neji looked really beat up" said Naruto giving Sasuke to a surprised Ino and turned to return to his friends "Thanks!" leaving a dumbfounded Ino
As he was returning he ran into Shino who appeared to just come back from a mission but was fine nonetheless
"Hello Naruto you look like you're in a hurry" said a monotone Shino
"No time for this I'm on a mission and they need my help I need to go" said a rushed Naruto
"Maybe I can help"
"Yeah sure you can help Neji he's fighting these spiders things I need to help Choji I think my clone was dispelled" said Naruto who took off running with Shino right beside him
With Choji
He had just used the red pill after Naruto's clone took a hit for him and defeated Jirobo he sat down next to a stump to rest and almost hunched over until something caught him, it was Naruto
"Hey Choji you look pretty beat up need some help" said Naruto
"Hehe thanks Naruto" said a weak Choji as he was hunched over Naruto's shoulder "You should help the guys first I don't want to delay you"
"I'm just a clone, I have Shino helping Neji and the real me will probably go help Shikamaru" said the Naruto clone as he took off towards the village with Choji
With Neji
Neji was almost struck by a potentially deadly arrow luckily Shino's bugs were able to eat the arrows substance before it hit Neji
"I'm here to help" said Shino as his bugs took on the onslaught of spiders, arrows and web "Naruto sent me"
"Naruto huh I need to send my thanks" Neji had said knowing that arrow could have been lethal
"My insects don't like this substance let's take him out quickly" Shino said
Neji went after Kidomaru and easily took him out since he couldn't focus 100% on just Neji anymore with Shino and his insects distracting him
"Alright you need some medical attention let's go" said Shino as he grabbed Neji and they left towards the village
Shikamaru was helped by Temari who had taken down Tayuya were on their way to help Kiba and his newly arrived comrade Kankuro as Naruto went to help Rock Lee
With Rock Lee
Rock Lee was initially helped by Gaara but was later helped by Kakashi who had defeated Kimimaro
"Oh hey Naruto I see you succeeded in returning Sasuke" said Kakashi who had walked up to Naruto, who he had patted on the head "Good job"
"Thanks sensei!"
Later on (about a day or two) after everyone has been taken care of
Hokage Tower
"Shikamaru! tell me about the mission" ordered Tsunade
"Well the mission was a success, we were met with some resistance from the Sound villages sound four which had five members luckily with the addition of Rock Lee we were able to divide our numbers to allow Naruto to defeat Sasuke and return him to the village" said Shikamaru with some bandages all over him
"Ok now Naruto what did you do after you defeated Sasuke" asked/ordered Tsunade
"Well I knocked him out and went towards the village, I left a clone with each of the guys for some help but I continued towards the village, I somehow had a feeling that Choji and Neji needed my help so I left Sasuke in Ino's hands as I met up with Shino who had decided to help on the mission just like Lee had"
"Good job, now can anyone tell what happen after that"
"Shino helped me with Kidomaru as Naruto returned Choji to the village" added Neji
"The sand siblings helped us with the other three with the addition of Kakashi-sensei" added Kiba
"Good now since was borderline a S-rank but classified as an A-rank you all have shown your skills, teamwork and devotion to your village" thanked Tsunade "That is why I would like all of you besides Shikamaru of course to get a field promotion to chunin"
"What!"
"I wasn't here for your chunin exams but, Kiba Inuzuka your fight against Naruto was really well executed and would defeat some chunin with it just watch your cockyness that is why you will be promoted"
"Thank you lady Tsunade" said Kiba feeling really humbled
"Shino Aburame you unfortunately were unable to fight in the final stage but I hear you still fought your opponent and defeated him during the invasion and your strategy during your prelim fight with Zaku was splendid definitely worth chunin status"
"Thank you"
"Choji didn't do anything spectacular during the prelims but he defeated a jonin of superior strength on this mission and that deserves some recognition, Shikamaru pass on the news to him when he is fully recovered"
"Of course" he responded
"Neji Hyuga, according to your sensei you could of been a chunin around a year ago but you held back a year for your teammates, the way you beat Hinata was a bit aggressive from what I hear but you still displayed your skills efficiently, your fight with the knucklehead here showed that you have decent in battle analysis good qualities of a chunin the only reason you weren't promoted before is because I hear you have a little bit cockiness in you as well but I hear you've gotten better since then so you are promoted as well"
"Thank you Lady Hokage" said Neji
"Then we got this knucklehead, from what I heard you didn't beat Kiba in the most graceful of ways however you used deception against an opponent who primarily uses their senses which is noteable, against Neji you adapted to scenario the best you could have in your position, you managed to beat Gaara first hand where others have not and that helps display your strength at least but that isn't why you will get promoted" informed Tsunade
"Then what is grandma?" asked Naruto
"Your promoted because of the way you handled the mission" said Tsunade "Naruto what was going through your head during the mission?"
Flashback
"I never really liked Sasuke, but all the same, he's a member of Konoha; he's a comrade and I'll put my life on the line to help him, that's the way of our village. I know I usually seem like a pretty lazy guy but not today, because now I'm responsible for your lives too." Shikamaru had said
Flashback end
"That I needed to get Sasuke back and to make sure my friends were safe" responded Naruto "Sasuke is my friend my comrade and I had to give it my all to make sure that I returned him and make sure my friends were not going to get too hurt"
"And that's why you are getting promoted because you carried out the mission and still took care of your comrades just like a chunin captain or even a jonin should do" said Tsunade as she handed out the final chunin vest
"Rock Lee will get one as well once he fully recovers make sure to hold off on the news alright don't want him to get too excited" said Tsunade seeing a bunch of heads nod in acceptance knowing how passionate Lee can be "Alright you are all dismissed oh and Naruto, Jiraiya wants to see you"
"Alright see ya granny!" said Naruto as he left her office happy with his new chunin vest
With Jiraiya and Naruto
"So kid I heard you retrieved the Uchiha kid with minimum casualties and that you were all against jonin and all got promoted pretty impressive kid" said Jiraiya 'he managed to do what I failed to do'
"Thanks ero-sennin!" responded an excited Naruto wearing his new chunin vest
Jiraiya then turned serious on him quickly "I'm taking you on a training trip"
"What? what are you talking about?"
"I want train you as my apprentice but since I'm needed outside the village a lot you'll need to come with me" said Jiraiya
"Ok any other reasons?"
"Well the Akatsuki will come here to look for you so if you're constantly on the move they won't attack the village or be able to track you" added Jiraiya
"So you're training me so I can be strong enough to hold my own" confirmed Naruto
"Yes I already have your schedule laid out for you" teased Jiraiya holding a list out of Naruto's reach"
"Let me see let me see!"
"I'll just tell you, first we are going to make it so you can use the rasengan with one hand, I know the clone helps but sometimes you won't be able to summon a clone because you might only have one hand available"
"Alright what else?"
"We'll then make sure you have the essentials such as chakra control solid taijutsu and able to dispel genjutsu" said Jiraiya now looking at his list "then we'll improve your shadow clones and your transformation and substitution jutsu and perhaps work on your summoning jutsu"
"Anything else?" he repeated himself
"Then the rest of the time will be on the nine tails chakra-"
"-no I'm not using the foul chakra, I can barely control myself when I use it sure it's a nice power up but I can barely control myself if I use too much" interrupted Naruto as he remembers how feral he was against Sasuke
"I see 'maybe I should just skip ahead to the final stage' alright Naruto what if I said that you can use the nine tails' chakra without the influence of the nine tails" offered Jiraiya
"...I'll do it but I won't rely on it" conceded Naruto not knowing the full meaning behind what JIraiya was saying
"Good good you're not supposed to, since the nine tails chakra is a powerup" said Jiraiya
"What do you mean?"
"Let's say you are 5 and the nine tails makes you 5 times stronger making you a 25 with the chakra of the nine tails but if you go against someone that is a 30 you will still lose but if you're a 7 then you will be a 35 and be able to beat your opponent so it depends how strong you are by yourself" explained Jiraiya 'That's only true up to a certain stage though'
"So it's like if a baby had the nine tails chakra and went crazy I could still be able to stop the baby just because the baby itself isn't all that strong" said Naruto
"Good now you're using that head of yours you can be a decent shinobi yet" joked Jiraiya
"Ha! thanks ero-sennin" thanked Naruto "Hey!" realizing the insult
'Still not that bright yet' "Naruto were leaving tomorrow do you want to tell your friends about the nine tails or do you want them to figure it out themselves"
"...'should I tell them?' no I'll let them figure it out themselves but I give Kakashi-sensei or grandma permission to tell them if they ask about it somehow" answered Naruto
"Good now go get packed"
The next day at the gate
Naruto and Jiraiya were almost at the gate ready to leave but they saw a figure at the gate seemingly waiting for them
"I see you have someone who wants to say goodbye" said Jiraiya with a pervy smile on as he drifted away from the pair
"Hinata?! you came to see me off?" asked Naruto surprised that someone came to see him off
"Um...yes…" stuttered Hinata
"Thanks Hinata you really are the best"
"C-congrats on becoming a chunin Naruto-kun"
"Oh thanks, you'll become one really soon you are really strong after all"
"I'm... not that s-strong"
"Oh sure you are, you're the strongest girl I know" he said making Hinata blush and out of embarrassment she handed him a scroll "Whats this?"
"It's a scroll about Konoha" she said "It should give you all you need to know about Konoha"
"This is great and all but why?"
"For when… for when you become Hokage" she said which surprised Naruto "You will need to know all about Konoha if you want to be Hokage Naruto-kun" she had added with more confidence than before
"You really think I can become Hokage" he asked
"Of course your strong, smart, nice and you are gaining more followers like me so I do believe you can be Hokage" Hinata said with confidence
"Thanks Hinata you are the best so when I come back I'll be strong enough to protect all of you"
"Protect us?"
'Crap!' "You can ask Kakashi-sensei about it I have to go, thanks for the gift Hinata" Naruto said as if he was in a hurry, as he and Jiraiya left the village
"Are you ready kid?"
"Yeah!"
"First stop the next town for some chicks!"
"Ero-sennin!"