Hey guys, chriscolossus here. This is my first fanfiction so please go easy on me. It basicly depicts the Naruto story as Jiraiya and Naruto return from a five year long journey, one month before the actual start of the canon storyline. Hope you like it.

Naruto

A Jinchuriki's Tale

Chapter 1: Homecoming

13 Years after the Kyuubi's attack

Several Miles outside of Konohagakure

It was a very sunny and warm morning and the two Figures on their way to the Village hidden in the Leaves were clearly enjoying themselves, as they walked side by side.

The first one was a tall man with waist long, spiky, white hair tied back into a pony tail and thin red lines running down from his eyes. His attire consisted of a green short shirt kimono and matching pants under which he wore mesh armor that showed out of the sleeves and legs of his outfit. His outfit was completed with hand guards, a simple black belt, red wooden geta sandals, a red haori and a scroll on his back.

The second one was a boy in his early teenage years, with spiky blonde hair, bright blue eyes and three whisker, like lines on either side of his face. He was wearing a black, fur collar jacket with the lower half sides of it being orange, black pants and black sandals. The jacket was open showing that he wore a mesh shirt underneath. A necklace, with a turquoise gem was hanging around his neck and stitched on the back of his jacket was a patch showing a red swirl.

Hands folded behind his head the boy walked with a joyful expression on his face. "Man, I can't wait to see Isaribi-chan again. Hope she has a better life, now that Baa-chan took care of this whole "turning into a freak of nature" thing."

The man beside him looked at him, a smile on his face. "Calm down Naruto, don't be so hasty. You will get enough chances to visit the people you met. Now you have other things to take care of."

The young teen sighted. "I know Ero-Sennin. But still returning to Konoha… it makes me a little nervous. I mean except for the other Jinchuriki nobody knew about me being the Kyuubi's host. And even if I were to tell them they wouldn't care. But the people in Konoha… well that's another story." While he said that his happy look, turned into a more serious and sad expression.

"There, there Naruto." Jiraiya said reassuringly. "We have been gone for five years, that's more than enough time for people to change." The boy looked at the old sage with a raised eyebrow, then turned his gaze back down to where it was before. "I don't know Ero-Sennin. Trust can be easily broken and to get it back… well it takes a lot to regain it."

The white haired Sage whistled hearing such wise words. "Wow that was pretty deep, you know. But still, you shouldn't waist too much time thinking about it. Just concentrate on fulfilling your goals and everything will be ok." These words seemed to brighten the teen's mood a little. The white haired man continued. "For now you just should think about the time you're gonna spend at the academy.

Hearing these words the blonde frowned and sighted again. "Do I really have to Ero-Sennin? I mean come on, you taught me everything there is to know and even more. You taught me Jutsu they could only dream of; heck I even have an A-Rank and an S-Rank technique in my repertoire. I just don't see…"

Before he could make his point the teen was interrupted. "I told you several times Naruto. It doesn't matter how good or experienced you are. You have to graduate at the Ninja Academy to become a registered shinobi. Just…look it's just for one month, you graduate and then you are placed in a three man squad with a Jonin as your leader and teacher. From there on it's only going to get better."

Naruto groaned folding his hands behind his head again. "Whatever…can we just get back to the village already? I'm hungry and I haven't eaten at Ichiraku's in ages."

The sudden topic change and the blonde's seemingly short attention span made Jiraiya smile at the teen walking beside him, who was now humming a jolly tune. "I am very interested in what the Future holds for him." He thought.

One hour later…

Konoha West Entrance Gate

"Wow…this place …hasn't changed…at all." Naruto said with a bored and somewhat annoyed look on his face. This statement made Jiraiya burst out laughing. "What did you expect? That Konoha has become a super-modern metropolis with millions of citizens."

His outburst was stopped when Naruto hit him with the lower side of his fist in the stomach. "Shut Up!" he said annoyed. "I don't mean it like that. I… don't know how to put it but I thought that five years would bring some change. But, hey as long as Ichiraku's still standing I got no complaints."

They continued their walk inside and towards their point of destination. A minute or so after they entered the village they heard a ruckus coming their way.

No five seconds later two figures dressed in green full body suites with black bowl cuts and big bushy eyebrows came shot out of an ally to the left of Jiraiya crossed the street and vanished in another alleyway, nearly hitting the sage and his apprentice, missing them only by a hands width and leaving a trail of dust.

They could hear the older of them shouting at the other one. "Come on Lee! If we can't cross the village sprinting through it 500 times, we must make 3000 push-ups using only our hands! Let the power of youth flow through you!" They could hear the other one exclaim "Hai Gai Sensei!" and then they were gone.

"What…was…that?" Naruto asked disturbed by the sight he just witnessed. "I…don't…know?" Jiraiya answered, being as upset as his student. Recovering from what they saw, they were about to continue their walk, when a girls voice penetrated the air.

"Gai Sensei! Wait for us." Naruto's as well as Jiraiya's head turned to the source of the shout. Out of the same alley, the two figures had come, two others came jogging. One was a girl with dark brown eyes and hair tied together in two Chinese-style buns on either side of her head. She wore a pink, Chinese- styled sleeveless blouse, dark green pants and a Konoha Shinobi forehead protector. The other one was a boy with white eyes and long brown hair. He was wearing a khaki shirt and dark brown shorts. He also had his right arm as well as his right leg tied in bandages and wore a dark brown forehead protector.

A little out of breath they came to a stop in front of the newly arrived travelers. "Excuse us, but have you seen two guys…" the girl started to ask. "…wearing green full body spandex suits, running around and shouting like crazy?" Naruto finished the question, while pointing in the direction they were headed. "What's up with these too? Did they drink too much coffee or something?" he added.

"That's what we're trying to figure out since we were put together with them." the girl sighted, looking over where Naruto had pointed.

Turning her attention back to the two newcomers she gave them a look over. "So you two new in Konoha?" she asked. "Not really. It's more like…returning from a very long trip." Naruto answered shrugging.

"So how long are we talking here? Like a month or so?" she asked raising an eyebrow. "Nah, more like five years, I'm Naruto" he simply stated, reaching out with his arm offering a hand shake. "Five years, that really is a long time. I'm Tenten, that over there is my teammate Neji Hyuga. The two energy bundles were Rock Lee and Might Gai, our Sensei. Man I bet you saw a lot outside of Konoha" reaching out she took his hand and shook it.

"Well if you're interested, we're headed for the Hokage building. On the way there I can tell you a little about the world outside. Wanna join?" he asked putting his hands into the pockets of his jacket.

"Oh man I'd love to but we have to go after Lee and Sensei." She said. "How about tomorrow evening? We meet here and then get something to eat. Sound's okay to you?" she suggested. "Sure why not then until tomorrow evening. It was a pleasure meeting you." Naruto showed her his trademark grin.

With that the two Genin took off into the direction Naruto had pointed. Jiraiya and the blonde also returned to their walk to the Hokage building. Hearing his teacher chuckle and knowing fully well why, he turned his attention to him.

"What's so funny Ero-Sennin? You wanna share?" he asked frowning, having a hunch on what would come. "See wasn't that bad. We're ten minutes back in Konoha and you already have a date." The white haired sage said smiling.

Groaning Naruto's look took on an annoyed expression. "It's not a date." He simply stated. Smiling Jiraiya looked down at his student "Whatever you like to think, Naruto, whatever you like to think." He said shaking his head slightly

Several Minutes Later…

Hokage Office

Jiraiya and Naruto stood in a small oval shaped room with windows giving a good panorama view of the village. Before them stood a desk at which an old man, clad in white and red robes sat puffing on a pipe.

"Welcome back, you two. I'm happy to see you're back and in full health. I see you have timed your return for Naruto being able to graduate at the academy this year." Hiruzen Sarutobi, the third Hokage, said, with a calm and pleased tone in his voice.

"Yes, he is ready to become a fully registered shinobi, so I figured we come a bit early, so he'd be able to get to know the people with which he might get put in a team together." Jiraiya answered, looking proud at his student.

"That's good, I'll inform Iruka, so he'll know starting tomorrow he will have another student." The Third Hokage said, then he looked at Naruto and raised an eyebrow at the boy's bored expression. "Is something wrong, Naruto?" he asked. "It's nothing Oji-san" the blonde simply stated.

Sighting Sarutobi stood up and turned his gaze to the village. "Well if there are no questions, I guess that's it for now. You can leave" he said.

"Actually…" Naruto took a step forward "when I left with Ero-Sennin I gave up my Apartment, but I guess you know that. Soooo…I need a new place to live. I guuuess I could always move in with Ero-Sennin…" at that exclamation Jiraiya's face took on a shocked expression "… but after five years with him I'd like a place for my own." the blonde said before being hit on the head by Jiraiya.

"Don't talk like this you brat, you should be happy that I took you with me when I did. And stop calling me Ero-Sennin already. It should be Jiraiya Sensei or something like that." Naruto rubbing his head looked at his sensei with an annoyed expression. "Pff… who of us both is the pervert. I call them like I see them dattebayo."

Unbeknownst to them the old Hokage had to smile at his students and the blonde's comedic discussion. Then he decided not to let it escalate and spoke up. "A new place to live, eh? I think I just know the place."

Half an Hour later…

Southern Outskirts of Konoha

"No…fucking…way!" Naruto nearly shouted, showing a shocked expression "This is the place for me to live?" he said turning around slightly to an amused looking Hokage and Jiraiya, throwing his hands out at the same time. "I can't afford this. It must be worth a fortune."

The three stood in front of a two story mansion. It was fairly large and was surrounded by cherry blossom trees. Over the entrance was a plaque board attached with the word "Uzumaki" and the families crest engraved in it. It was built in typical Japanese architecture, had white walls and black tiles. The building wasn't as big or noble as the mansions of the Hyuga or Uchiha clans but it showed that it was made for some kind of nobility.

"Don't worry Naruto." Hiruzen said, while stepping forward to his side, looking at the building. "Even if you would have to pay for it the village (and by that I mean me he thought) would come up for the expenses. But since it is yours you don't have to."

Hearing these words Naruto turned to the old Hokage, a questioning look on his face. "It is mine? What do you mean by that Oji-san?" Hiruzen chuckled. "It means what I just sad. It is yours. Your mother lived in it when she was young. It was the residence for the Uzumaki who lived in the village and for those who visited. Nearby is a shrine which holds the secrets to a powerful Jutsu. The Uzumaki have protected and cared for it ever since and because you are the only one of your clan currently known to us it's only right for you to have it."

Naruto, who had looked at the wise man for the duration he spoke, turned his gaze towards the mansion in front of him again. "This…is…AWESOME!" he exclaimed and turned to embrace the old Hokage in a loving hug, who returned it slowly. "Thanks Oji-san. This…this means a lot ttebayo." Naruto said, trying desperately to hold back his tears.

Evening…

Ichiraku's Ramen Stand

Naruto had spent the afternoon furnishing his new home with his belongings and exploring the mansion. It was fairly large, had around 30 rooms, mostly bedrooms, including a big living room with a large dining area, a kitchen, two bathrooms and an exercise room.

It also had a basement, with a dojo, an armory, a library full with scrolls and a room that seemed to be made for relaxation and meditation. Outside Naruto found a big garden, although he had to admit that it needed some attention because of the absence of someone to care for it. The biggest surprise however was a natural hot spring he found crossing the garden and entering an area that was fenced in by a big wall made of bamboo.

Currently he was sitting in his favorite Restaurant eating the dish he loved so much. "It's so good to see you guys again dattebayo." He said in between bites, looking at Teuchi and Ayame the owners of the Ramen Stand.

"Well we missed you to Naruto-kun." Ayame sad a loving smile on her face. "Without you it's just not the same. You are our favorite customer after all." "She's right boy, you always have that mood that brightens our days." Teuchi said, while preparing the next serving for his favorite spiky haired customer, who had just finished his bowel.

Hearing this, the young teen rubbed the back of his head while showing a sheepish grin. "You really have changed too." Ayame said who handed Naruto his next serving. "You have become quite the young man." "Thanks, you have become more pretty too Ayame-chan" Naruto said grinning, before digging into his meal. This made Ayame blush a little, who turned away to wash the dishes.

Naruto slurping on some noodles heard two people approach the restaurant. Some seconds later, two girls entered the Stand and took the seats right beside Naruto.

The first had long pink hair green eyes and wore a red qipao dress with short sleeves, tight dark green shorts and blue sandals. The other one had waist long light blonde hair tied in a high ponytail with bangs covering the right side of her face and blue eyes. She wore a short purple vest like blouse with a raised collar, a skirt that was cut off on the sides and also blue sandals.

"Good evening, Sakura, Ino. What can I get you today?" Teuchi said turning his attention to the two girls.

"Just the usual and some tea please." the girl with the pink hair said before turning her attention towards her companion.

"So, Ino how's work at your parents shop? I heard Asuma sensei bought flowers for somebody. You know who it might be?" she asked. "No not really, but rumor says it's either Kurenai or Anko." the other answered.

"Really? Kurenai I can understand but Anko? She's so creepy. Wonder whose fault it is, for her to become like this." the pink haired girl said, who started to shiver at the thought of Anko Mitarashi, one of the most famous Kunoichi in the hidden leaf.

They paused their conversation, when Teuchi came to serve them their orders.

Naruto having overheard the talk of the two girls frowned on the inside, not really understanding the concept of gossip. He instead turned his attention back to the bowel of ramen in front of him, which he emptied as eagerly as the others before. "Another one please, old man." he said after drinking the last of the soups broth.

Unknown to him, the two girls who were eating their dish next to him, had heard him and were looking now at him discreetly. Looking him and the small tower of ramen bowels beside him over, Sakura not really having anything to say to her best friend and greatest rival, decided to try her luck and involve the blonde sitting beside her into a conversation.

"Hi there. I've never seen you around. Are you new in the village?" she asked, turning slightly to the blonde next to her. Looking up from his bowel of noodle soup, he quickly slurped in the noodles that were hanging down his mouth and then turned his gaze towards the girl, a little surprised for being addressed.

"No not really. I was born here but went on for a trip with my godfather five years ago." he said, cautious of what information he could reveal. "I came back today."

"A trip? That sounds interesting. Where'd you go?" Sakura asked curious. Naruto, not wanting to reveal too many details, looked up slightly as if he were thinking. "Well that's kinda hard to tell. I guess you could say that I was everywhere. We visited all the most important locations the shinobi nations got but I also saw some of the more less important and unknown places."

"Wow." she looked at him with astonishment. "Must have been a lot of fun. …So what's your name if I may ask?" she asked after a short pause. Looking the girl beside her over quickly and trying to figure out if he could trust her, he came to the conclusion that she seemed okay.

"Well if you wanna now, the name's Naruto Uzumaki" he exclaimed, showing his trademark grin. "What's yours?"

"I'm Sakura Haruno. That's my friend Ino Yamanaka." she pointed at the other girl who was currently talking with Ayame. Hearing her name the blonde girl turned around and waved at Naruto asking him a short "What's up?" and then turned her attention back to her conversation partner. "Nice to meet you Naruto." Sakura said smiling at the young teen. "Well the pleasure is all mine." Naruto said returning the smile.

"So, you want to tell me a little about that trip of yours? What's the outside world like?" Sakura asked between bites. Naruto thought about a good example. "Well I met this old lady. She and her grandson have this curry shop. They were so nice and friendly. And the food they made was amazing. They got this special recipe for a dish they called "Curry of Life". Man, I tell you that stuff kicked you right out of your boots."

Sakura listened closely while Naruto told of his adventures. "Then we went to the Land of Demons. There I met this priestess. She was shunned by her people because she could foresee the death of people. It made her bitter and she pretended she wouldn't care about people. But in reality she just cares a great deal for them." he said, thinking about his encounter with the girl named Shion.

"Wow that's really sad." she said, watching the blonde's facial expression turn more serious as well as seeing what appeared to be a hint of sadness in his eyes.

Quickly regaining his happy look, Naruto continued. "2 years ago. I stumbled upon one of the more unknown Shinobi villages. It's called Hoshigakure and they have this special chakra. They get it from a meteorite that crashed down there hundred years ago. They sit around it meditating and absorb the energy it radiates and mold it together with their chakra." he explained.

"That sounds really cool." Sakura said thinking about what her conversation partner had just explained. "It is." Naruto said emptying his sixth ramen bowel and ordering the next. "They're really strong but the whole thing has drawbacks. The energy they absorb into their bodies is like poison to them. It kills them eventually in the long term."

Their conversation continued. Naruto told more about the places he had seen and the people he had met, while always watching to not reveal too many or to important details. Eventually Ino joined in and they told something about themselves, like favorite things, hobbies and their dreams for the future. At the last topic Sakura got into a small squabble with Ino, about who was to get Sasuke Uchiha, the boy both had a crush on.

"Well it was nice talking to you, Naruto." Ino said paying for her meal, standing up and grabbing Sakura at her the collar of her dress, dragging her after herself. "We're meeting some friends, so see ya around."

"Good bye, you two." the young blonde said before turning back to his meal. "Well that wasn't so bad. Maybe Ero-Sennin is right after all." he thought before digging into his ramen.

One and a half hours later…

Training ground 24, Southern Outskirts of Konoha

The full moon shone bright onto the clearing which was Training Ground 24. The silence was only interrupted by the chirping of the crickets and the croaking of some frogs who sat beside the little creek that was in the middle of the clearing.

The silence was interrupted when two figures came stumbling out of the woods, trying not to fall. They ran as if their lives depended on it and that was exactly how it was. "Run Sakura run." one of the two figures panted.

All of a sudden a Kunai shot out of the forest behind them, cutting a gash across one of the girl's arm. Both looked back, to see how far their attackers were behind them. All of a sudden they crashed into something, resulting in them falling on their backs they looked up to see a towering figure blocking their way.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here? Two little girls trying to play hero." the man spoke with a dark and roaring voice. He was very tall, around 1, 80 meters, had broad shoulders and was clad in a full body camouflage suit, including a facemask.

The metal plate of his headband showed that he was a missing shinobi of Kusagakure, the hidden grass village, because it had a large gash across it. "You gave me quiet the chase there, I'll admit that but I had enough of these childish games." he said.

Drawing a Kunai, the masked Shinobi prepared to end the lives of his unfortunate victims. "Any last words?" he asked. When the girls didn't speak up he simply shrugged stating. "Whatever serves you best. Makes it easier for me."

Aiming for Sakura the Nuke-nin pulled back his arm and prepared his attack. Sakura seeing her life flashing by before her inner eye closed her eyes seeing the enemy's weapon shoot forward and prepared for the deadly strike, as did Ino.

When nothing happened though both opened their eyes, only for them to discover, that the Kunai had stopped mere inches before Sakura's face.

Then they saw another figure standing beside their attacker. His left hand holding the wrist of the Kusanin's hand, while his right was in the pocket of his fur collar jacket, he stared at the intruder from the corner of his left eye, with a mix of seriousness and boredom on his face.

"Man you got some nerve, you know that." Naruto said with no emotion whatsoever present in his voice. "Infiltrating one of the biggest hidden villages in the shinobi nations and attacking defenseless girls. What is wrong with you?"

"Unhand me." the intruder growled. Naruto let out a chuckle at this and tightened his grip a little. "Make me." he said daringly.

The Kusanin drew another Kunai with his other hand and stabbed at Naruto, only for the blonde to vanish and reappear in front of the girls.

"You two ok?" Naruto asked looking back over his shoulder at the two girls, and smiled a warmhearted smile at them. Astonished as they were, Sakura and Ino could only nod at his question, trying to figure out what he was doing here.

"Who are you?" the missing Nin asked with his dark, roaring voice. Focusing his attention back at the person in front of him, Naruto answered quickly. "I'm the one who will give you the beading of your lifetime, if you don't pick up your ugly hide and get the hell out of here."

This seemed to piss the attacker off only more, because all of a sudden he brought his right arm back and stabbed a second time at the blonde teen. Naruto on the other hand, cool as ice, waited for the knife to get into close range, when all of a sudden he exploded into action.

He leaned to his right slightly, brought his left hand back and hit his target with such speed, that the missing Kusanin could barely see the arm extend and the blondes fist drill into his abdomen.

Leaning forward onto all four limbs the Kusagakure Shinobi cough up saliva and a bit of blood. He didn't even notice when Naruto brought up his left foot to a roundhouse kick that hit him directly at his temple.

The figure fell unconscious to the ground, but instead of relaxing, Naruto stepped forward a few steps and looked to the line of trees. "I know you're here. You can come out now. Your comrade isn't dead but he's not getting up for a while either." the blonde said calmly.

The moment he finished two different figures appeared, dressed into the same garbs the first one was wearing. They weren't as big and bulky as their teammate but still towered two heads above Naruto. They were already in a fighting stance, armed and glared daggers at Naruto.

"I must say I'm a little impressed." the left hissed. "Being able to beat up our companion with such ease. But you should have gotten the hell out of here while you had the chance. Now it's too late."

"Heh, I could say the same thing." Naruto chuckled. "Cause you know… I'm already behind you." Before either of the missing nin could react, they suddenly stumbled forward and fell to the ground, revealing two Naruto's standing behind them.

Stepping over to the attackers, Naruto dispelled his Kagebunshin. "I've already informed the Hokage. Anbu should be on their way over here in this instant." he stated looking down to the Kusagakure Shinobi.

Glaring up at the blonde on of them hissed "What have you done. I can't move my body properly. It won't listen to my commands."

"It's fairly easy." the young teen explained. "Our movements are controlled by the brain. It sends commands through our nervous system via electric impulses. By gathering chakra in my fist, I'm able to create an electric field. When I hit you, I aimed for a nerve cluster disrupting the flow of the impulses. You won't be able to move properly for a long time."

Finishing his explanation he stepped back to the two girls, who were still sitting on the grass, starred at the blonde and tried to comprehend what they had seen.

"Don't worry, that's all of them" Naruto said reaching out to help them up. "You look like you could use something to drink. Come on, my home is just round the corner."

Ten minutes later Naruto, Sakura and Ino sat at the dining table in the Uzumaki mansion's living room, cups with tea before them. "So…you two wanna tell me what happened?" the teen asked, before taking a sip from his tea.

"Well…there's not much to tell." Ino said. "We were meeting with a few friends, like I told you. We were in this area because some nice flowers grow here. We wanted to pick some up and give them to Sasuke-kun tomorrow at the academy." the blonde explained, blushing lightly.

"Then all of a sudden these guys attacked us. We split up and drew their attention to us. I hope Ami and the others are safe." Sakura continued to explain. "Well… and the rest you know I guess."

"Hm... this is awkward" Naruto thought, standing up and stepping outside on the porch that led to the garden. "What were they doing here? But more importantly how did they get inside of Konoha?"

Ino and Sakura looked curious at Naruto as he stood there thinking and flinched slightly when the boy turned around all of a sudden.

His expression was serious but still warmhearted. He smiled at the girls as he announced what he was thinking about. "Some of these guys might be still out there. I can't say this with hundred percent probability but there's still a chance that some of them are hiding. So… to be a good host I'm insisting that you two stay here. I will let one of my Kage-bunshin prepare a room for each of you and don't worry I'll be sending messenger birds to your family to explain the situation. I'm sure they'll understand."

Hearing what the boy had to say surprised the girls. They were astonished by the blonde's intelligence. Thinking about the offer Naruto had made, the girls came to a conclusion and agreed.

"But what about your parents Naruto? What will they say?" Ino asked when the thought came to her mind. Turning back around to hide his saddening expression from the girls, the young teen answered. "Don't worry about them. They're not here so I have the house for myself."

Satisfied with this, Ino's doubts were relinquished. Wasting no time, Naruto had one of his shadow clones prepare the rooms for the girls. He himself did what he had told them what he would do. He wrote two letters to Sakura's and Ino's parents and sent them with two messenger birds.

Several hours later…

The Night was warm and the sky was clear. While Ino and Sakura had went to bed shortly after the rooms were finished for them, Naruto on the other hand, not being much of a sleeper nowadays, had decided to climb onto the roof of his new home. Now he was lying there and watched the night sky, thinking about the events of the last five years and the one this day had brought.

It was while he reveled about the time when he had met Han the Jinchuriki of the Five Tails, that he felt a presence watching him.

Smiling he spoke up. "You don't have to hide. I know you're here. Why don't you come and keep me company?"

Out of the shadows came Sakura, looking at the blonde with a curious expression and sat herself next to the young teen. "What are you doing up so late?" he asked "Don't you have to go to the academy in the morning?"

"I could ask you the same thing you know?" she answered smiling "How did you know I was here." "

It's nothing but a good sense of attention to your surroundings." he said showing a little grin "Don't worry it'll come naturally to you after some time, if you are a shinobi. But back to my question what are you doing up here?"

Hearing his question Sakura blushed and mumbled something Naruto couldn't hear. This did not escape the Jinchuriki's sight. Not wanting to urge her to answer his question he instead waited patiently for her to speak up.

"Well I tried to sleep but I kept thinking about this evening and what had happened. And… well…" she started to move a little, nervously "Well I never thanked you for saving our lives." she said, before leaning herself down to the blonde, kissing him softly. Naruto, surprised by this action wanted to resist at first but when he started to enjoy it, let it last for how long she wanted it to. Parting slowly she smiled at him and whispered. "Thank you Naruto-kun."

Not expecting something like that, he looked at her with surprise, before smiling back. Closing his eyes he said. "You don't have to thank me, Sakura-chan. I just did the right thing."

"I don't need to thank you… but I want to." she answered him, lying down next to him and putting her head onto his chest.

Soon they were asleep.

To be continued…

Author's Note: Okay, that's it for now. I actually wanted to end the chapter with Naruto's introduction in the ninja academy but then decited against it. I will most likely start with it next chapter as it will concentrate on the month Naruto spends at the academy. About the fight: Naruto knows a little about the human bodies physiology and weaknesses because of him meeting Tsunade in the past and her telling him about it and has integrated it into his fighting style. The Technique Naruto used is called Ranshinshō(Body Pathway Derangement) and was used by Tsunade against Kabuto. I hope you liked it. Tell me what you think and if you got any questions feel free to ask.

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