"You're failing."
"Shut up Kurama! I know I am!"
"Must suck doesn't it?"
"You know it does. You've seen what I had been able to do."
"You sound like an old man reliving his glory days."
"Says the thousand year old kitsune." Grunted an irritated Naruto as he glanced down towards his hands with sweat dripping down his forehead as he felt his chakra circulate through his hands.
It had been just over three days ago since Naruto had "met" Konohamaru for the "first time" and Naruto once more had found himself back at the training ground he had dubbed his own.
"Kami… Even with my old experience and knowledge this is still difficult for me to do… But to be fair it has more to do with me being in a different body than actual skill." Thought Naruto for a moment as he glanced down towards his clapped hands before slowly removing his left hand from his right, showing a single half cut leaf within his grasp.
Letting out a small sigh, the teen held his right hand wide open for a moment, before watching as the lone leaf flew off across the training ground moments before it disappeared in the foliage surrounding the training ground.
Pushing himself up and off the ground, Naruto began to stretch his neck as he looked around the training field where he watched his shadow clones training.
Over the course of the three days Naruto had actually improved quite a bit. At least that is what would appear to anyone else's eyes other than his own.
In the span of three days, the blond haired teen managed to "Promote" his clones into doing new tasks than they originally had been tasked with.
His chakra control clones were now utilising the basic techniques, the tree and water walking, with both kunai and shuriken's attached to their body, forcing the clones to not only worry about fluctuating the correct amount of chakra for the tree and water walking, but also the correct amount of chakra required for each kunai and shuriken, which was much more difficult as one section of his body would hold a heavier kunai while another held a lighter shuriken.
Overall, Naruto was making great leeway in regards to both growing his current chakra and its already stellar control. Something he was proud of and is possibly the most satisfied with.
As for everything else? Well… His limited ninjutsu composing of the henge, substitution and kage bunshin… Were also doing fairly well. In fact, he made a minor discovery that the Naruto who he now merged with actually accidently created a "true" henge where his actual body was transformed into the object he was aiming for, something he found out when a clone of his turned into a rock, only for the original to pick up and throw in irritation from his elemental training only to gain the memories of the clone moments after it impacted against a tree and dispelled.
So that was a massive boon in regards to a quite powerful, if used in the right way, technique. However, the best part was the henge could not be dispelled by another person, making it infinitely more practical than before.
Now while Naruto was extremely happy with the henge, he was also quite pleased with his other two jutsu, them being the substitution and Kage bunshin.
While he, Naruto, hadn't found any life altering discoveries with the two jutsu, his clones had managed to reduce the handsigns requirement for the substitution to a single ram sign, and also decreased the time to substitute to roughly a second, something which was extremely good for dodging other jutsu's and attacks.
His Kage bunshin, while still requiring the special handsign were now able to be summoned where he actually wanted them to and at a more precise number as well. So now he could summon clones at tactical spots and position with an incredible precision.
Once more, to anyone else's eyes this would be a ground-breaking achievement. To Naruto? It was moderate and could be improved on and should have, in his eyes, been improved on in the three days.
Regardless, the training, while not reaching Naruto's own ridiculous standards, was still quite good.
As for his elemental training however? That… Is something Naruto was bashing his head in about. In the span of three days, with five Kage bunshin's working towards all five elemental natures, Naruto was more than irritated by his progress.
Initially, when he started he noted that unlike in his world, he probably wouldn't start off with the same elemental affinities like he originally did. Hell, he was more than certain that the Naruto who he was inhibiting wouldn't have as much natures as he did, which he was correct about.
What Naruto didn't take into the account however was that while Naruto only apparently had a single nature, this being wind which he discovered visa-vi changing his chakra into his now pure white version, but the teen also hadn't used ANY elemental jutsu prior, or more correctly hadn't been taught any, which resulted in his body being completely unused to elemental chakra moving through his system.
His one saving grace however was that because Naruto created his own pure version of chakra, he also shifted his elemental affinity from only being a moderately decent wind, to all five natures at a reduced quality.
And for someone who had prided himself on his elemental jutsu and skills, being unable to blitz through his elemental training was killing him on the inside.
Once more. Naruto realised that while he wasn't happy with his training speed, he was making extremely good progress compared to other shinobi would struggle for months to even years on end.
Truthfully, it was his ego and pride that was causing his frustration… And Kurama as well who continued to berate him for fun at the most oddest points as well.
Getting off from his "mini" rant over his elemental affinities, Naruto glanced over towards the new group of clones, due to his reserves growing quite fast from both the training he did in his mindscape, which Kurama enjoyed relaxing in, but also due to his training in chakra control and Kurama's chakra expanding his reserves little by little, Naruto narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched his clones struggle to put each other into a set of low level Genjutsu's while also then releasing themselves from the jutsu.
Another sore point for Naruto as his mind replayed how skilled he once was…
"To be fair, I probably would be going through the same thing if I suddenly was thrown in my kit form." Remarked Kurama, imagining himself as a tiny kit where he couldn't exactly show off his full might, due to his form being too short to do so.
"Even with you being a small kit your power hasn't changed. It's only your size that allows you the ability to use more large scaled attacks. Honestly, your original kit form could still do a lot of damage with the bijuu bomb." Remarked Naruto with a small chuckle as he walked pasted another group of clones, who were sitting on the ground going through numerous handsigns at a quick pace.
"That is true." Returned Kurama, grinning as he watched Naruto roll his eyes.
"Cheeky fox making me feel even worse." Thought Naruto blankly for a moment before glancing down towards his fist just as he suddenly clenched it with his full strength before letting it relax.
Pulling out a kunai from his kunai holster, the teen gave his reflection a blank look. As he continued to stare towards the set of cerulean blue eyes that reflected directly off the kunai.
It was something Naruto had been actually fighting himself about. He truthfully hadn't wanted to give up his own crimson eyes in favour of this bodies original blue eyes, but the more he thought about it, the more it dawned on him that at the end of the day. This body originally belonged to Naruto Uzumaki. And as much as he detested his own moral compass, Naruto realised that, by taking away the colour of his eyes, it wasn't Naruto Uzumaki people were looking at, but rather Naruto Hayabusa when he looked into other people's eyes.
As such, he decided to leave the blue eyes in place of his original red ones, noting that the use of Kurama's base chakra turned his eyes crimson anyway, so it wasn't too big of a loss.
Putting the kunai back into his pouch, Naruto let out a tired sigh from his lips as he looked up towards the clear blue sky for a brief moment before returning his attention back towards his clones as he watched them struggle with their tasks…
But even then amongst their struggles, Naruto could see the identical determination behind their gaze, along with the same irritation he felt.
Letting out a mirthless chuckle, Naruto began to walk towards the village, his hands sitting in his pockets comfortably as he slowly walked.
"I think I'll grab some ramen." Thought the teen with a small smirk stretching his features as he walked in silence, the leaves and wind whipping slightly behind him.
As he continued to walk through the villages vast forests, Naruto couldn't help but smile as he watched both the leaves of the tree's softly fluttering and the sound of animals moving around.
Honestly, if there was one thing Konoha had that other's seemed to lack, it was the illusion of true peace within the forests surrounding the village.
At least when you cut out the sounds of shinobi training and fighting of course.
Shutting his eyes slightly in peace, the blond haired teen couldn't help but feel himself easing into the peace he felt whilst in the forest…
"Naruto! What's with the new clothes?" Asked a voice besides the blond haired teen, snapping him away from his silence and piece as he quickly glanced around only to notice that he was no longer in the forests surrounding the village, but rather now in the commercial part of Konoha with a blond haired girl next to him.
"Hm? Oh sorry Ino I was day dreaming for a moment. What did you ask me about?" Asked Naruto in a rather… Dull tone as he glanced over towards Ino, who was looking at him with a glare.
"Dammit Naruto! I spent the last five minutes talking to you!" Shouted Ino in anger, getting a small wince from Naruto as he felt his ears shake from the yell.
"Kami what is it with girls and their screams? Is it some type of secret sound jutsu? Screech Style: Ear rupture." Thought Naruto as he cradled his right ear in slight irritation as he looked towards Ino with a tiny glare.
"Hey Ino! Can you not scream into my ear? It hurts dattebayo!" Shouted Naruto right back, only annoying Ino further as she gave him a harsher glare… Before storming off, shouting about "stupid dead lasts" as she left the market.
Unknown to her, everyone in the market let out a small sigh of relief as they felt that their hearing was no longer in jeopardy visa-vi blond haired girl.
Giving the girls retreating figure a small stare, Naruto struggled his shoulders for a moment before continuing on his way over towards Ichiraku ramen with little to no concern as he quietly noted the slight glares and whispers aimed towards him.
"Sure. Treat the one who holds one of the bijuu like shit. I'm sure that wouldn't piss the individual off enough that maybe one day they snap and decide to let their bijuu out… Stupid idiots." Thought Naruto with a minor irritation appearing on his face as he felt his respect for the original Naruto sky rocket.
Reaching his destination, Naruto slowly ducked under the restaurants sheets, noting that it seemed no one was currently here.
Well, aside from old man Ichiraku, who was happily cleaning the table top with a cleaning rag while whistling a jaunty tune.
"Yo! Old man Ichiraku!" Greeted Naruto, knowing how familiar Naruto had originally been with the man and his daughter.
Smiling, Ichiraku gave the blond a small glance over before moving the cleaning rag into his pocket.
"Ah Naruto. How's my best customer doing? Looks like you've grown a little, not so short now are you?" Remarked Teuchi as he watched Naruto plop himself down on a stool before giving the old chef a smirk.
"Heh! I was just a late bloomer dattebayo! Now I'll grow even taller than the teme and even Kakashi-sensei." Returned Naruto with a large smirk, getting a small nod from the old man as he rubbed Naruto's blond hair for a moment before resting his hands against the counter waiting for Naruto's order.
"What will it be lad?" Asked Teuchi as he watched Naruto's eyes glaze over for a moment before returning back to its original lustre.
"Ok, so I'll be having one bowl of miso, and one of chicken if that's ok old man." Replied Naruto, getting a rather… Concerned stare from the chef as he narrowed his eyes over at Naruto, who blanked for a moment… Before realising something.
"Ah- I'm not dying or anything old man. It's just that I've learned something called moderation. I can't stunt my growth anymore by only eating ramen dattebayo." Spoke Naruto in a desperate attempt to ease the old man off him.
Which seemed to work, after a few more seconds of the man giving him a hard stare.
Smiling, the old man nodded.
"Good to hear my boy. I would bet my hat that Ayame-chan would be surprised at how her little brother is now growing up." Joked Teuchi, getting a small smile from Naruto as he glanced around for a moment.
"Speaking of Ayame. Where is she?" Asked Naruto as he watched the old man disappear into the kitchen.
"She's got the flu today so I let her off." Replied Teuchi, getting a nod from Naruto briefly as he placed his chin on the palm of his hand.
"Does she have enough medicine to get better?" Asked Naruto, noting that when he saw Teuchi moments ago he had slightly dark bags under his eyes.
Appearing not a moment later, Teuchi placed down two bowls of ramen in front of the blond haired teen before giving him a small smile, showing how tired the man must have been.
"We do have some medicine at home but I haven't been able to check up on her since I'm the only one who can work here. But then again Ayame is a big girl so she should be fine." Replied Teuchi softly as he watched Naruto silently eat his ramen for a few moments before giving the man a small smile.
"If you want I can go check up on Ayame and make sure she's getting better. I mean, right now I'm just relaxing a little bit from training so I'm free to do so." Replied Naruto, getting a rather startled look from Teuchi as he looked at the blond haired child with soft eyes.
"I'm surprised that he would be willing to do that for me. I mean, while me and Ayame have been nice to Naruto all we did was give the lad a place where he could come in and enjoy some food at a regular price… Well, if he is free and willing to do it who am I to complain?" Questioned Teuchi for a moment before nodding slightly, a large smile appearing on his face as he gave a small nod to Naruto.
"If you are able to Naruto it would ease my heart a little bit. Thank you very much for doing this." Replied Teuchi, getting a small wave from Naruto who simply told the man it wasn't a hassle.
Finishing up his two bowls of ramen, Naruto quickly got down the home address before giving the man a small wave as he left towards the man's home.
Thankfully, it wasn't too far away from the store, roughly five-ten minutes at a moderate walking pace.
Standing in front of the door, Naruto noted how standard the home looked before knocking on the front door softly.
Waiting for a few moments silently, Naruto then knocked on the door once more as he didn't hear any movement from within the house.
Once more no sign of movement.
"She's probably asleep." Thought Naruto with a small nod as he pulled out the keys for the house from his pocket before opening the door.
Only to come upon the sight of Ayame laying against the floor not even a metre away from him.
"Ayame!" Shouted Naruto with surprise as he darted over towards her side.
Rolling her over so that she was facing the celling, Naruto propped the elder girls head up on his leg as his eyes darted over her form.
Thankfully, there was no external injuries, meaning that Ayame had probably attempted to leave the house earlier, only to pass out not too long after.
Letting out a small sigh, Naruto placed his hand gently against the girls head, noted the heat wafting from the skin on skin contact.
"You're pretty hot aren't you?" Muttered Naruto in concern as he removed his hand from the girls head before moving his hands into the kage bunshin position.
Moments later there stood two kage bunshin's both holding a look of concern on their faces that mirrored Naruto's own.
Looking towards the two clones and giving them a nod, the two clones darted towards their tasks, already knowing what Naruto desired.
Returning his focus on to the girl once more, Naruto noted that the girl was profusely sweating, which was shown in her clothing now being damp.
Letting out a small sigh, Naruto gently picked the girl up before moving around the home. Using his observation skills, he found which room belonged to Ayame before moving towards it.
Taking his shoes off without using his hands, Naruto then pushed open the door into Ayame's room.
"… You know, I don't know why I expected something over the top girly." Thought Naruto blankly for a moment as he took in Ayame's room.
Cream coloured walls that matched the rest of the building, a small walk in closet directly across from a queen sized bed with ocean blue bedsheets alongside a small study desk near the corner of the room filled with books.
Glancing over towards the girl's private bathroom, noting the dry shower, Naruto confirmed his earlier thoughts about the girl's sweat being the root of the damp clothing she wore.
Walking over towards the bed and gently lowering the girl, who was shivering slightly now, Naruto bit back a small groan in the back of his head before moving over towards the kitchen area.
"While shinobi get to visit the hospital with no fee's attached, it isn't like that for civilians." Thought Naruto for a moment as he looked for a small bucket and sponge.
Finding the two, Naruto quickly filled the bucket up with nice cool water for a little bit, before turning the tap off.
Grabbing a clean rag from the closet, making note to apologies to Teuchi for rummaging around his home, Naruto made his way back over towards Ayame, before giving the girl a slightly concerned look as he placed the bucket, sponge and rag down on the floor.
Moving towards the girl's private bathroom and taking a dry towel from the bathroom, Naruto made his way back over towards Ayame's room, where he then placed down the towel on the cool wooden floor.
Making sure the towel was stretched out fully, Naruto glanced back over towards Ayame, who was still shivering, before letting out a small sigh as he stood himself up and began to slowly peel off the damp layers of clothing from Ayame.
"… I really hope this doesn't bite me in the ass…" Thought Naruto blankly as he removed the white shirt from Ayame's frame, exposing himself towards the girls rather perky breasts, which he blankly noticed didn't have a bra covering, before glancing down towards the girls grey sweatpants.
"You better have underwear on Ayame." Muttered Naruto in vain, not wanting to see the girls utter most private part straight away.
"I still have to clean it either way… Dammit if it weren't for how much I knew Naruto cared for Teuchi and Ayame I wouldn't be doing this." Thought Naruto with a small sigh as he pulled the grey sweat pants off the girl, noting the drenched, from sweat, panties.
Removing the rest of the sweats from the girl, Naruto softly picked up the now near nude woman, before placing her down onto the dry towel on the floor.
Making sure Ayame was lying in a comfortable position, Naruto noticed a small little pillow, something one would hold while sleeping, underneath the bed.
Reaching over to grab it, Naruto quickly noted that the plushie, which he now remembered it being called, being in the shape of his very own sensei Kakashi.
Sweat dropping for a moment, Naruto shook his head before lifting the girls head up carefully, before sliding the chest part of the Kakashi plushie under the girls head, allowing the girl to rest her head on something soft rather than the floor.
"Ok… So time to clean you up… I guess." Muttered Naruto as he simply sat there frozen in the same spot for a few seconds, before reaching over towards the currently dry sponge.
Soaking the sponge in the cool water for a moment, Naruto gave the soft yellow sponge a quick squeeze, sending a large amount of excess water back into the bucket, before slowly moving his hand over towards Ayame's shivering body.
And slowly, Naruto began to clean Ayame's body, making sure every nook and cranny of her body wasn't left untouched by the sponge as Naruto glided his hand over Ayame's body.
It didn't take long for Naruto to clean the upper part of the girl's body, he simply began from the neck and slowly made his way down to the rest of the body.
The one area Naruto was slightly opposed to touch/clean however were in fact her breasts, but after arguing with himself that he's seen naked women before, in both instances of his life as the original Naruto used to peep at dirty magazines and also on the occasion the onsen as inspiration for his "Sexy Jutsu", while the current Naruto was a healthy, at least mentally, seventeen year old shinobi.
Fair point he actually hadn't done anything, which he now slightly regrets, but Naruto had seen numerous women bare naked in front of him.
Finally pushing onward, Naruto cleaned the girl's breasts softly, making sure not to press down on the two borderline C-cup perky breasts as he wiped the two soft globes down.
As he finished the upper portion of the girl's body, Naruto was now glancing down towards the girls moderately toned shaven clean legs before sighing as he rubbed them down, only leaving her private area alone as he finished wiping her entire body down.
But eventually, Naruto was now at the last part of her body. Mentally asking himself if it was even necessary to clean the girl there, Naruto's inner pervert appeared for the first time in years.
"Well… It's not like I'm doing anything right? It's just to make sure she's all cleaned before I get her into new clothes and all." Thought Naruto to himself with a small giggle erupting from the back of his head… Before he suddenly narrowed his eyes.
"This is not the type to screw with my head Kurama! I know I have way more self-control in me than that!" Shouted Naruto internally as he got an image of a smirking Kurama looking at him with a certain amount of amusement in his gaze.
Shaking his head to rid the image, Naruto removed the girl's plain white panties.
"Not even a single sign of hair." Noted Naruto briefly before cleaning the girl's area. Thankfully, it didn't take all that long to clean Ayame up, and it was much easier doing her back and butt than anything else, although he still had to mention that for a civilian, Ayame had quite a succulent body for a girl her age.
Drying the girl off with the towel she laid on, Naruto once more picked up the girl, making sure to keep his eyes firmly away from her soft orbs, before placing her down on her bed for a moment before moving over towards the walk in closet.
Quickly grabbing a few clothes alongside a pair of what he hoped would be comfortable underwear, the blond haired teen made his way back before giving Ayame's nude body one last look.
"Well this will be fun." Commented Naruto as he began to cloth the girl, starting with a pair of grey silk panties, which he slowly placed onto the girl before moving over towards the bra which he had grabbed, which he thought was a black sports bra, before also placing the bra on Ayame, mentally saving the picture of how her breasts seemed to look within the clothing, before moving onto the final set of clothes, them being a grey set of sweatpants and long sleeve shirt.
Putting on the girls final articles of clothing, Naruto let out a small sigh as he looked down towards the now slightly more peaceful girl.
Giving her body a small smile, Naruto quickly bent down towards the ground before grabbing the still unused rag, briefly submerging it within the bucket of water for a moment before pulling it out.
Wrangling the wet rag a bit, Naruto softly placed the wet rag on top of Ayame's forehead, his fingers having parted the girls hair a bit to show her forehead where the towel now set.
"While I can't exactly heal her, I can more than help her recover and relax a bit more." Thought Naruto for a moment as he placed his hand on top of the girl's forehead, the slightly damp rag being between the girls head and his hand, before Naruto dug deep within himself as a small wisp of orange energy flickered from Naruto's hand, through the towel, and into Ayame herself.
This happened for a few seconds, and when Naruto finally finished, he watched as the girl was now smiling in her sleep, her fever having gone down drastically.
Having his own smile, Naruto began to quickly clean the room of the towels and bucket, before returning everything into its original places before moving towards the front door where he now saw his two clones standing.
In one clones hands were a pot that seemed to have a nice smell wafting through the partially closed lid, while in the other clones hands were a small set of tablets.
Giving the two a small nod, Naruto directed them over towards the kitchen where the clones placed their items before giving them a nod.
Seeing the nod, the clones were about to dispel when suddenly one clone caught a set of keys thrown at him by the original Naruto.
Understanding, the clone left to hand the home keys back towards Teuchi while the other clone shrugged as he dispelled, leaving Naruto alone once more.
Glancing over toward the clock, Naruto blinked for a moment before letting out a tired sigh as he sat himself down at the kitchen bench with the pot of chicken soup still sitting there.
"I'll just do a bit of meditation for a little while before waking the girl up for some food." Muttered Naruto as he once more glanced at the clock, showing that it was only just past one.
Ichiraku's closed at 8pm at the earliest, so that left him some more time to look after Ayame. Not that he was complaining since he could leave right now after having helped and looked after the girl, but Naruto wasn't someone who would do things only half hearted.
Besides, he still had his clones training over at the training ground.
Crossing his legs in his stool, Naruto shut his eyes and let his mind begin to still as his breathing began to slow.
And this is how Naruto stayed for well over two hours, before he heard the sound of slight shuffling coming from Ayame's room.
Propping himself up and stretching a bit, Naruto began to make his way over towards Ayame's room, before slowly opening the door, coming upon the sight of a relaxed Ayame still sleeping.
Scratching his head, Naruto shrugged his shoulders.
"I must have just heard her moving a bit… I'll give her a few more minutes of sleep while I heat up the chicken soup. Kami knows how tired the poor girl is." Muttered Naruto as he walked over towards Ayame before removing the rag.
Reaching down to brush his fingers against the girls long brown bangs, Naruto gave the sleeping girl a small smile as he rubbed her cheek for a moment before leaving the room back towards the kitchen.
As he did leave however, he hadn't noticed the girl's eyes wide open as she looked at the now shut door Naruto had just been through.
Now Ayame was a very bright young girl. Even if she wasn't a shinobi she was able to at least identify what probably happened when she had tried to go to the market to buy some medicine for herself.
She had noticed that she was in her room, she had also noticed that she was feeling infinitely better. But alongside that, she definitely noticed a bra she didn't have on before now being there.
And with that, she came to the conclusion that Naruto had been taking care of her for how long… Also that Naruto probably saw her nude body as well.
Stuck between blushing from embarrassment to feeling thankful for the care, the girl decided it was simply better to thank the kind blond for looking after her.
Nodding her head slightly, the girl snuggled further into her blankets for a moment, before watching as Naruto soon appeared through her door, holding a small table that had a bowl of soup on it.
Being slightly startled by how Ayame was now awake, Naruto gave the girl a small grin as he lifted the tray up slightly higher.
"Hey there Ayame. Old man Teuchi mentioned how you were sick and all while I was at Ichiraku so I offered to look after you for the old man. Safe to say, I was pretty surprised I found you just in front of the door. You gotta take better care of yourself dattebayo." Remarked Naruto softly as he lowered the table towards the girl's waist, as she now rose herself up to a sitting position with a smile.
"Well I'll have my own big strong ninja looking after me, I couldn't help but be careless you know." Replied Ayame as she watched Naruto give her a small smirk, before raising a spoon full of soup up to her mouth.
"Yeah, yeah you should still be a bit more careful. Now open up, and don't you dare try to feed yourself. You're sick and I want you to make a full recovery ok." Replied Naruto, getting a small smile from the girl as she parted her soft pink lips.
"Ahhh." Mocked Ayame as she waited for Naruto to move the spoon of soup into her mouth, getting a blank stare from Naruto as he shook his head while feeding the girl.
Not a moment after the soup had hit her tongue, the girl suddenly flew her eyes wide open in shock as to how good the food was.
Her tou-san must have worked pretty hard to make her a really good soup.
Slurping the soup from the spoon, Ayame watched as Naruto gave her a rather curious look for a moment, before glancing down towards the bowl of soup as he filled up another spoon full.
"So, how's the soup? I didn't know if I cooked it perfectly and all, but I did try add a few extra vegetables to try give it a better flavour." Asked Naruto as he raised the spoon up towards Ayame's mouth once more, only to find the girl to be frozen in place as she stared at the spoon for a few seconds before darting her eyes over to Naruto.
"You made this soup Naruto?" Questioned Ayame in a slight state of shock as she opened her mouth so that Naruto could feed her.
"Yup." Was all Naruto said as the room soon fell into silence with Naruto feeding Ayame and Ayame being in disbelief of how good of a cook Naruto was.
It was safe to say, Ayame finished the soup quickly, even asking for seconds which Naruto was more than happy to provide.
Not even half an hour later do we now find Naruto giving the brunette a small glass of water with a single pill in her hand.
Taking the medicine down with a gulp, Naruto watched as the girl made herself comfortable in her bed once more, before deciding that he could now safely leave the girl after all that he has done.
What he didn't expect however, was Ayame asking him to come closer to her where she then proceeded to give him a soft kiss on the cheek, giving him her thanks for looking after her for a chunk of the day.
Giving the girl a small wink and a soft "no worries" Naruto began to make his way out of the room, however, just before he left, he heard Ayame's teasing voice.
"So did you enjoy the view?" Asked Ayame, watching as Naruto disappeared in a plump of smoke with a few leaves falling down onto the ground, leaving the girl alone within her home smiling as she went to sleep.
(With Naruto)
"And now the image of Ayame is going to sit in my head for the rest of my life… Not that it's a bad thing mind you." Muttered Naruto blankly as he sat on top of the fourth hokage's head silently.
Looking up towards the sky, Naruto couldn't help but grin as he stared up the now orange coloured evening.
"Three weeks, two days… I wonder how far I'll reach before the exams." Muttered Naruto as he lifted his hand up towards the sky before clenching his hand into a fist, the light of the sky illuminating his hand slightly.
Smiling, Naruto glanced down towards the village once more, his cerulean blue eyes dancing with amusement as he watched everyone down below going along with their day.
"Time to show these people the potential of Naruto Uzumaki!"
Ok. That's the end of this chapter. Now, the Naruto you see here is the canon Naruto who now has the spirit of Naruto Hayabusa, from my Ninja series, inhabiting his body. Hope you all enjoyed and if you could please leave a review about your thoughts down below. Laters.