New and Improved

Summary: What if the Third Hokage had ordered Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru to train Naruto in the mountains. When Naruto returns, will he still be an over-enthusiastic dobe... or something else??? AU

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of the characters in it. I just own the plot and please don't send any flames, I know I can't write. TT

I revised chapters 1-5.

A/NAuthor's Note

"blah" talking

time lapse


Prologue

"Yondaime!" a man with grayish, white hair shouted, "Hurry up or the kyuubi no kitsune will possess your son!"

"I know, I know, old man!" the Yondaime retorted, panting heavily. He stood in front of a small table, covered with incense candles and glittering substances that showed the difficulty of the seal they were performing.

On the table was a small baby boy barely covered with an orange blanket, surprisingly quiet despite what was happening around him.

Four other people were in each of the corners, including the man who had spoken before.

All of their hands were in a rapid blur, face serious and focused on their task, a thin line of power connected them to the blonde man beside the table.

The Yondaime himself was chanting an ancient spell of great power; the only way they were to be rid of the cursed nine-tales fox.

With an extra burst of power, and the bellow of one word that I don't even know, the room was enveloped in a pure white light.

When the light faded away, leaving only glittering sparkles, the Yondaime and the 4 shinobi in the corners had fainted. Quiet only lasted a minute before the baby started bawling loudly.

The medic nins outside heard the cries and rushed in, placing the adults in stretchers and carefully avoiding the blonde baby.

Only one, young Kakashi, was willing to hold baby Naruto, all the while glaring at the other jounin's backs.

A week later

Jiraiya woke up in a a small bed. Groggily, he sat up, and found that he was inside a white room. The alcohol smell of antiseptics filled his nose and he knew he was inside a hospital room. Looking around, he saw the others in the beds around him. One bed was empty, the only female of the group wasn't there.

Thinking that she healed faster because of her ability as a healing nin, he pushed the crisp, white, cotton blankets away from his body and rolled/fell of the bed.

Looking down, he saw that he wore his regalur clothes. A black fishnet shirt under a brown shift covered by a long, red robe. His oil headband was still on his head.

The hallway was empty so he decided to try and find the main desk. His shoes, squeaking on the high polished floor, was the only sound until a nurse turned the corner.

Stopping her as she went by, he asked, "Where can I find Tsunade?"

Her blue eyes blinked a few times before the question registered in her brain, "You're up, Jiraiya-sama. Drink a lot of water, Tsunade is visiting that damned demon fox. She's the only one who'll go near him other than Kakashi-chan."

"Naruto is NOT a demon fox, he's just a normal boy who's got the bad luck of being chosen as the kyuubi spirit's vessel!" Jiraiya hissed at her, his voice dripping with venom. Quickly, she apologized and ran away.

Behind him, someone chuckled.

"And I thought Orochimaru was the only one who could sound like that," the Fourth Hokage said as he walked pass his teacher.

"Even an old man like me picks up some good techniques now and then," Jiraiya retorted, walking in step with the Yondaime. They walked down halls after halls, completely lost until they saw a sign with the name Naruto on it.

Entering the room, they saw that Tsunade was sitting on a chair next to a bed. When they entered the room, she told them Naruto's progress. Luckily, all of it was good; the seal had proven successful.

Apparently, Tsunade was still too tired to activate the jutsu that made her look young so her clothes hung from her body. Both of the men thought that this was a very scary sight.

Soon, the Sandaime and Orochimaru joined them. Again, Tsunade told them about what had happened while they were unconscious.

They were content with watching the peacefully sleeping boy. Then, the Yondaime voiced the thought everyone was thinking, "We all know that I'm die soon."

Jiraiya grimaced as he heard this, "Don't say that, kid. You're strong, you'll make it."

He looked me in the eye, "Don't kid yourself, sensei. All I want is for my son to be recognized for the hero he is. He will be an orphan soon and I don't want him to be a weak little shrimp. Please train him Hokage-sama, Jiraiya-sensei, Tsunade-sama and Orochimaru-sama. That is my last wish." Then he walked out of the room.

I looked away, I didn't want the others to see my tears. The kid had been my favorite student, he had an optimistic attitude and was always calm and supportive.

He was well loved by the town and especially me. I treated him like a son and I didn't want him to die, no one did.

Two days later the Fourth Hokage died and everyone mourned for him. At the funeral, everyone stared with hate at Naruto, who was gurgling in Tsunade's arms. The Third Hokage saw this and walked over to where the senins stood.

"See the looks everyone is giving Naruto," he murmured, "it's not safe for him here. At midnight, I want you three to bring Naruto into one of the mountain dojos and train him there until you think it is time for him to return." After saying this, he drifted back into the crowd.

At exactly midnight, four ninjas jumped from rooftop to rooftop, heading toward the mountain. Back at the Hokage Monument, the Third Hokage wished them luck.

End of Prologue

P.S. Who do you think the fourth ninja is?

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Naruto's POV

'Nii-san and I were in the taijutsu part of the dojo, running 5 miles... with 5 pound weights on each foot.

We had been doing this for a year. 'Nii-san was the one who taught me taijutsu, Jiraiya otou-san taught me chakra control, Tsunade 'kaa-san taught me medics and Oro-san taught me genjutsu.

" 'Nii-san," I whined, "Why do I have to do this?"

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