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Chapter 2

Bright and early the next morning, Anko set out for the training area for her daily training. Closes behind her was her nephew, who seemed to be very curious at what she had plan to do. As they came to her favorite spot, she turned to him. "Alright Naruto for now I just want you to watch what I'm doing. Some things you can learn later, but for now I'll start you off later doing the basic in order for you to be able to do the harder tricks latter on. So just watch to get an understanding of your future training."

At first when she started her train, he just watched her, but five minutes into her warm ups he started to mimic her. First with the push ups, then with the sit up, and then all the way up to when the warm ups were finished. After that he just watched her do all sorts of trick with different weapons to different jutsus.

Then at one part of the training he got a little bored just watching her, so he started to wander around the training area. Couple times he would try to mimic a move he had seen Anko do, but would end up coming out looking really bad. Still he didn't care that some parts were wrong. To him he just did the moves for fun.

In the distance he could still hear his aunt doing her training, but when he heard a noise, he stopped listening to her. He slowly went to where the noise was coming from. It sounded like animal was in trouble. Coming around a tree he saw a baby fox being corned by a big dog. In that instance, Naruto thought of one thing and that was to save the baby fox.

Quickly running over to where the dog and fox were, he jumped over the dog. Then he in a quick move he snatched up the fox. Afraid that the dog would attach him, he took off like a bat out of hell. Coming to a tree he jumped into it to make sure the dog wasn't following him. Looking around there was no signs of the dog anywhere, but before he could look any farther, he heard his name being called.

"Naruto," he could hear his aunt calling. "Where are you, Naruto?" Still holding the baby fox he jumped out of the tree and went in the direction she was in. Coming into the training field, she rushed over to him. "Naruto, you shouldn't take off like that."

"I didn't mean too," he said with a pout on his face.

Not standing the pout on his face, she quickly replied to him. "Alright kid just don't do it again without telling me." He nodded. Then she finally noticed that he was holding some thing. "What do you have in you arms?"

He opened his arms a little to show her the baby fox he had rescued. Now he looked at the fox more closely than when he first saw it. It wasn't a normal one. It was different from ones he had seen in books. This one was all white except for the very tip of its tail and it had blue eyes instead of a normal amber eyes. "I saved it from a big dog. Can I keep it?"

When he first opened his arms a little, her eyes widen at seeing what was in his arms. Looking at it she could tell it wasn't a normal fox, especial with the color the fox had. No fox she had seen had that kind of coloring. Using a little of her chakra, she could tell the little fox had a very small percent of demon blood. It also meant the fox would live longer than that of a normal one. Then when her nephew said that he wanted to keep it she didn't know whether to let him keep it or not.

Naruto just looked back down at the fox that looked up at him. Then the baby fox started to wiggle in his arms trying to move up to his right shoulder. Once on Naruto's shoulders, the fox nuzzled into his head into Naruto's neck next and then the fox climbed on to his head where he now sat. Naruto seemed very happy that the fox liked him.

Anko just watch the interaction between the two. It seemed that if she separated the two, she knew they would each be upset. "Fine you may keep the little guy, but you have to promise to take care of him, meaning feed, take care of any little mess he might have, and so on. You got that kid. He is your responsibility, no one else." Naruto just nodded his head and then scratching the fox's head with a smile on his face. "Well come on. We have some place to be right now, so we better get going."

After that the two left the training area and headed for the Hokage's office. As they walked down the main street many people looked at them. Some smiled to them while more just gave hateful glares at seeing Naruto. When Anko saw the hateful glare from people she just glared at them enough that they would pale. Naruto who didn't care just looked on just petting his new friend, which he decide to name as Momo.

Walking inside the building to Sarutobi's office they got a few more stares. Then once let inside they waited for the Hokage to appear from his meeting with several other people. Naruto took his time to going around the room looking for something. Anko looked on curious to what he was doing until she spotted him opening a secret little compartment in the floor. Anko nearly fell over not believing what he had found.

"Naruto, put those back now," she said in a hurried voice.

"Why?"

"Because you shouldn't touch them they are not for little kids to touch or read," she said blushing. "Just do it, Naruto." Reluctantly he did what he was told to do, but he could hear her muttering under her breath saying, "Now I know where Jiraiya got his pervertedness from. Prevert old man he is."

Not long afterwards and Naruto sitting down in a chair did Sarutobi came into his office. As the man walked inside of the room, he noticed that Anko would not look at him. Looking over at Naruto he found no answers to why she seemed a little off. But when the boy spoke after he had sat down gave him all the answers that he need and in the end made him quite embarrassed.

"What are the books that you keep hidden? Anko won't tell me. She just yelled at me to put them back and said that I shouldn't touch or read them. She then turned a color and said something like pervertedness and pervert old man. What do they mean?"

Hearing this The Hokage felt a little uncomfortable about the situation he found himself in now. He now understood why Anko wouldn't look at him and looking down at the boy, who had found his hidden stash, he knew he would have to lie, since things like this was not for children to know. "She is right to put those books back and that they were not for you to touch or see. Those are top secret things that you should not know about and as for the words you hear they were just mumble jumble not meaning anything. Also don't ask people about what they mean they will just tell you same thing."

"Oh," said Naruto. Both adults were glad he didn't ask further or figure out that Sarutobi was lying to him about the words and what the books really were.

Once Naruto had accepted the little white lie, Sarutobi final notice the little creature in the boy's lap. "Who is your little friend, Naruto?"

"This is Momo. I saved him from a mean dog and Anko said I could keep him as long as I take good care of him."

"Is that a promise Naruto?" ask Sarutobi. The boy nodded. "Well that is good to know." Then he turned to Anko, who now knew that it was time to do business. "Now I believe we will settle all the affairs out today. Since you will be taking care of Naruto here you should know, his father left him all his inherits to him. That includes the home and whatever is inside along with both his mother and father's accounts. His father also left a good amount for whoever took him in as thanks. The money is to support the both of you for any needs you many need.

"As his legal guardian you are to raise him properly whether he wants to be a shinobi of this village or something else. You of course will have to discipline him for any wrong doing on his part. You will even have to protect him from those that he cannot defend against. Also expected are the basic, which are feeding him, clothing him, and keeping a roof over his head."

"I understand and agree to it. I've already given him an idea of what he is to learn if he wants to become a ninja, before he took off."

"That's another thing he has intention to run off, but he won't be far. He usually stays close enough that he can still hear you should you call him. I've found that out when I've had days off to wonder the village. Oh and also when you are training him leave the snakes out of the training." Anko nodded. "Moving on, you both will be moving into the home that had been given to Naruto upon his father's death. Over the years I have made sure that it has be cleaned once a week and kept up. I will assume that you both would like to start living in it right away, since the place is a lot bigger?" Anko nodded.

"That good to know. However there is one problem and that is that no one must know about where you both are staying. It is only those that know everything from last night. If someone should find out there would be a big commotion and arguing going on along with trying to keep everything a secret." Anko once more nodded her head. "I'm sure you remember where the place is located, so as soon as you are done here you are welcome to go and check the place out."

"Yeah I do know where it is."

"Good once you gotten the feel of the place, Anko, I'm going to need you report to Ibiki later. So that means your going to either need to find Naruto a babysitter or ask one of the two Anbu members watching him to keep a close eye one him, while they still keep their distance."

"You got it. Is there any other matter, you need to descuss?"

"No that is all for now. You may leave." With that the two did as they ask, but before they could Sarutobi handed the keys of the estate to Anko along with documents and papers for accounts.

Once more they were back on the main street now heading in a new direction, their new home. Now that it was late morning there that more people about and that meant more stares in there direction. They didn't let the stares bother them as they went. Naruto was to busy petting his fox and following Anko, while she just continued their heading.

As they walked, the homes of the people in the village got less and less. Either turning into farming areas or the homes to one of the clans in the area. Turning down one more road, they came to a gate. Unlocking it, they went onto the estate. Not far in the distanced among the trees they saw a huge mansion at least two or three stories high. Like the Hokage had said the place had been well kept up.

Checking out the outside of the place, before they decided to go in, they found that there was a garden with all sorts of wild life to it in the back. Also in the center of the garden was a pond with live animals in it, like fish, frogs and turtles. Looking over at Naruto, Anko could tell he liked it as he investigated it.

They stay their for a few more minutes before coming back to the front of the place and entering through the front door. Just looking from where they were they could tell that there new home had hardwood floors throughout the place and that each room would be huger than normal rooms they had been in. The whole place had been well furnished and kept cleaned.

Coming to the first room, Anko slide the door open so they could look inside. It turned out to be the living room and from her guess as big as her now old apartment. There were at least three long couches that sort of surrounded in front of a huge fireplace. In front of one couch there was a coffee table. Also on either side of the fireplace were two book shelves. There were more things, but they decide to continue to explore the place.

Moving away from the living to across the hall, they found the den/study. It was just as big and also had its own fire place. It just as the living room it haa books shelves on either side. In front of the fireplace however there were just two chairs. Then to the left of the room there was a big oak desk with one chair behind it and two in front. Then to the right of the room there was door that lead to another room.

Going through it, they were lead into a big library. It wasn't as big as regular one, but close. There were endless amount of books and scroll that could keep anyone busy looking through. In the center of the room there was a desk and chairs for anyone to use. There also was another fireplace that had pillows situated in front of it.

Soon after they left the room and went one by one checked out the rest of the house. They had found out total that the bottom floor consisted of the Living room, Study/Den, Library, Dinning room, Kitchen, 3 bathrooms and the training area that sort of connected outside for jutsus that shouldn't be done in a house. Going upstairs was where all of the bedrooms were at and they were bigger than normal rooms. Total there was 10 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms on the second floor of the home. Six of the rooms were connected through a bathroom while the remaining four rooms had their own bathroom.

Master bedroom which happed to be the biggest of all was one room that shared its master bathroom with another bedroom. That room just so happens to have been made for Naruto from the time he should of live here to when he would be ten. It was made up to look like a playroom for any child. In one corner there was play fort that was two stories high for a child to play on. There were even stuffed animals along with other sort of things for a little kid to have. There were even baby things in the room, but those would either have to be given away or put into storage.

Anko then decided to leave Naruto to play around in the room in search of her own room to pick from. She did manage to find one to her liking about two rooms away from the master room. It was almost as big, but slightly smaller. It had a big bed along with a couple of chairs and a small desk if she should need to you use it. The room mad her feel very relaxed.

Hearing soft pitter patter on the wood floor she turned to see Naruto with Momo close behind. "Anko, can we get something to eat?" he said rubbing his tummy.

"Sure, kid. But after we eat I'm going to need to find someone to watch you for a little while."

"Why?"

"Because I need to report to Ibiki and if I don't I'll get into trouble."

"Oh."

So after locking up, they both left the estate. It didn't take long to reach a place that served noodles and her favorite food. Ordering for the both of them Anko spoke with the owner of the little establishment as he prepared their food. The man didn't mine one bit as he and his daughter enjoyed talking with their customers. Naruto would watch them talk most of the time, but paid more attention to his pet.

Ayame the owner's daughter had notice the animal with the boy. It was very pretty little fox she had thought. "What's her name?" she asked Naruto.

"Momo isn't a girl, Momo's a boy fox."

"Oh I'm sorry."

"That's okay."

"I'm Ayame."

"I'm Naruto."

Ayame's father and Anko watch the two. Her father knew all about the boy and he was happy to know someone had taken him in. "It's good to know someone took him in. I would of helped him out, but there are too many people out there…."

"I know," said Anko cutting the man off knowing what he would see. "You probably know about what happen the other day."

"Yes, and I'm ashamed of what those fools did to the boy. I'm just glad he is alright now."

"Yeah, so am I. But if it hadn't happen I would have never known the kid was related to me." Man was sort of shocked to hear this. "So it sort of a blessing and a curse of what happen last night for my nephew. At the moment I can't wait to get a hold of those dam worms for the crime they did. After I finish here I have to report to Ibiki, but I need to have someone watch the kid until I get back."

"I wouldn't mind watching him. Today seem like a slow day."

"I really appreciate it. If I didn't find anyone I would have taken him to one of the parks that several clans members' children play and told him to stay there until I got back to him. But I heard that he likes to wonder off if no one kept a close eye on him, even though he might be in hearing distance."

"It will be fine," he said serving them their meal.

Once they had finished their meal, Anko told Naruto she would be back later that day to pick him up. She told him he wasn't to leave the owner's place and wander off. Then she told the owner that if he got hungry she would pay any food made, when she picked him up. Then after that she took off to report to Ibiki for a few hours.

Not long after she had left, Naruto spotted two people he remembered from the night before and ran over to them. They seemed to be in a conversation. As he drew closer to them he noticed a man watching the two. The man kept on jumping around like a monkey in a green jumpsuit. He wasn't like the man that followed him in mask, who he knew was to protect him.

"Hello," said Naruto to the two. They looked down at him.

"Ah, Naruto, Its good to see you again," spoke the man with the long, spiky, white hair. "I'm afraid we didn't really get to introduced ourselves I am one of the legendary Sannin, the great Toad Lord, Jiraiya and this man next to me is Kakashi Hakate." Man said that while getting in to some sort of lame stance that he thought made him look cool.

"Couldn't you just say that your name is Jiraiya." The said man just dropped his head kind of disappointed. The person named Kakashi just watched in amusement. "Did you know a man all in green is watching you both? I think he's a monkey or something." They looked confused not knowing the whole time that someone had been following them, but they seem to know who it was with the description and that he had pop up out of no where. They also had to agree that the guy did look like a monkey.

"Now listen here young boy, I am Gai and no monkey…." Then the man went on how great he was and who he was in great detail. They just didn't pay attention him.

"When is he going to be quiet? He's annoying," asked Naruto to the other two.

Jiraiya had to laugh. "Don't know. So what have you been up to today?"

"Watched Anko train. She said it was so that I knew what I was going to learn. I rescued Momo from a mean dog. Saw old man again and found a secret stash of his. Got to see my new home. Got to play in a room that had a lot of toys and baby things. Ate at that noodle place over there. And meet you people again."

"Naruto, Anko told you not to run off," spoke Ayame coming over to them. "She wasn't kidding that you like to run off."

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean too. I just wanted to say hi to them." The girl didn't seem to be worried anymore. Then Naruto asked them something that shock all three of the older shinobi who had watched them. "Why does the man with the mask that stay in the shadows watching over me, and not come out?"

"You've known someone has been watching you," asked Jiraiya.

Naruto nodded. "There is some one watching you, then I, Gai will protect you."

"Easy Gai, he's suppose to have an Anbu watching him at all time to insure his safety," spoke Kakashi. "And the reason he is to stay in the shadows is because he is not allowed to interact with you."

"Oh. But could…"

Jiraiya cut him off knowing what he was going to say. "I afraid not, when an Anbu member is given mission of watching someone they are to follow there orders." Naruto nodded his head. "So where is Anko."

"With Ibiki," said Ayame. "She said she had to report to him and would be gone for a few hours. My father offered to watch him."

"Really, well can you tell Anko when she comes back that Jiraiya has taken Naruto to training area 4."

"I'm sorry but…"

"Ayame," at that moment her father had shown up and heard what they had requested, "I'm sure Naruto will be fine and I'm sure Anko won't mind that he's with them." Then her father looked back to Naruto. "Please come back anytime Naruto. It was nice to meet you and Momo."

"You too," Then the boy turned back to the Noodle stand. "Momo come." Just as he said that a baby fox came rushing over and jumped onto his shoulder and then laid himself on his head. "This is Momo," he said turning to the older shinobis. At first they thought the fox was a normal one, but quickly noticed it wasn't.

"Alright let's go. I would like to test a theory out and I you like both you, Kakashi and Gia to help me out." With that they left heading to another training area. "It has to do with Naruto's ability to notice people watching him or watching others. So Naruto, when did you find out that you were being watched by an Anbu member?"

"Last night, when we left the old man's office. It's not hard to know when some ones watching me. I good at watching people."

"Interesting," he said more to himself. "Kakashi, Gai I want you both to go a head of use and find a hiding place, I want to see if Naruto can find you in one guess each. Then I want to see if Naruto can hide and not be found by either of you. It will be a game."

"It is a game. Called Hide and seek," spoke Kakashi with a bored look in is eye.

"I've never played it. But then scary lady never allowed me to play with other kids."

"See now you do," said Jiraiya.

"Is the rookie Copy Ninja afraid of losing against me, Gai."

"You said something," said Kakashi look in at Gai, who looked deflated at not being listen too.

"Enough you two. Go a head now so that you both have good hiding areas. I want to know just how good Naruto is at this age." After that both men disappeared and it was only him and Naruto. "Is there anything that you are really good at doing Naruto?"

"I don't know."

"Well I guess we will have to find out won't we now."

"Uh ah."

Upon arriving at the training area, the place looked very much deserted. There didn't look to be anyone there. There were a couple of trees that looked like they were abused by how hard some ninja's training went. Jiraiya lead Naruto to the middle of the clearing. Then he turned and looked down at the boy, who waited for him to tell him what to do.

"Point in the direction of where Kakashi is at." Naruto looked at him for a few more seconds before looking into the forest around him. He never once left his spot as he looked. Then suddenly he looked to his right off in to the distance and pointed. "And Gai." Naruto pointed behind Jiraiya at a tree that signals the beginning of the forest. "Gai, he knows you been in that tree for a while."

"Very impressive, but are you sure that it wasn't a fuke."

"We will see. Now won't we. Naruto lead us to where Kakashi is at." With that Naruto lead the way through the forest to the right. He then came to a stop right under a tree that had thick foliage. He then climbed up the tree to a limb with a little bit of a difficulty, before disappearing in a group of leaves. The next instance Kakashi was pushed out of the tree, but he manage to catch himself with the bottom of his feet using his chakra to the bottom of the tree limb he was in.

While Gai, Kakashi and Jiraiya looked at each other a little impressed with the boy, Naruto stuck his head out and looked down at Kakashi. He stared at the older boy wondering how he could stand upside down on a tree limb. He looked to Kakashi's feet for some answers, but nothing seemed different. "How are you doing that," he asked getting every ones attention.

"It's a trick."

"He is using his chakra," said Jiraiya. "You'll learn how to do that some other time. Now Naruto it is your turn to hide and we will give you the count of 20 before we find you. You have to make sure you hide so good that we can't find you okay, but you have to stay in this area." Naruto nodded. "Now go." He then popped back into the foliage. "Naruto I said go and hide not back in Kakashi's hiding spot."

Jiraiya turned to Kakashi, who automatically went back into the foliage and found no one there. He then popped back out and said, "He's not in there." They looked at him a little surprised. Being a shinobi your skills were better in all your senses compared to regular people. "I didn't even hear him leave."

Then Gai said something that made them really think. "It makes you wonder how good the kid would be in a couple of years."

If Naruto trained now he could become a forced to be reckoned with by the time he is a teenager. His ability would probably be better than most shinobi, who were twice his age or would be a match with a sannin from just what they were seeing now. They would just have to see how good the kid was truly before deciding any further plans for the future how well Naruto could become.

"I think we've given him enough time," said Jiraiya. "He has probably found a good place so we should start searching for him now."

Jiraiya didn't know how well his words meant. For twenty minutes they had looked for Naruto and found no sight or tell of where he might be hiding. They even tried to sense his chakra, but they couldn't trace it. Either his chakra wasn't yet developed or he was suppressing it and was more than likely not knowing he was doing it or there was a chance Kyuubi was doing it for him.

After another twenty minutes of not finding him they gave up. Jiraiya then started yelling out, "Naruto you can come out. You won the game."

In no time he came running to them. "Really? That was fun." He had a fox like smile on his face.

"So where were you hiding?"

"Behind you."

"You mean to tell us that you were following us around the whole time."

Naruto nodded. "I though Kakashi saw me, but he didn't."

"Amazing and we didn't pick him up at all," spoke Gai.

"Alright Naruto we are going to try this again, but this time you are going to have to find me. So close your eyes and plug your ears. Then count to twenty before looking for us." Naruto did just that and began to counting while each one of them hid.

Just like before Naruto had found them in no time without looking in all different spots. He just circled the spot he had finished counting in and with his eyes, he pinned pointed them. He first found Gai, then Kakashi. When he found Jiraiya, the man had tried to trick him, but he was never fooled. Naruto made the man believe that he was going for the fake, but at the last second he pulled up behind the real older shinobi.

After that they continued to play the game back and forth testing Naruto's ability. They would even put in a few tricks to make it harder for him to locate real individual. He didn't mind it one bit. He actually enjoyed it the more it got harder and harder for him to find them or hiding from them. All in all it was a good way to prepare him for his future.

About four in the afternoon, Anko showed up not looking to happy to see Jiraiya, Kakashi and especially Gai. Right when she came into the clearing, Naruto came running in to the clearing to her. When Naruto saw her look he knew something was up so he tried to silently creep back from where he had came from without her knowing.

"Stay where you are Naruto." Too late. Seeing her, the others became a little worried. "What the hell is the meaning of this? When I returned to the noodle bar, can't even find my nephew. Instead I find out he had been with you three since I left him in the care of someone until I returned. You three probably decide to make him a little lab rat."

The others looked at each other, but Gai was the first to open his mouth. "He's your nephew. I didn't even know you had siblings Anko. You know I could….."

"Don't even finish that sentence. Besides that, answer my dam question."

"When he spotted me and Kakashi earlier he did something that strike my interests, so we made it a game that all little kiddies like playing, Hide and go seek. It has proven to be a very good way to finding out how well he could do for the future if he was to begin his training now. We've even tried to trick him several times in the game and each time he has done very well. All that we have seen has shown us that he would indeed be a force to be reckoned with if someone should go against him in his future. Besides he enjoyed himself."

"I really did have a lot of fun. Kakashi can stick upside down on his feet and Jiraiya can make copies of himself. Gai keeps on going on about youth or something," said Naruto telling her things that had gone on while he had been with them. "I've never had so much fun with others before."

Anko looked over to Naruto. Her not so happy look had left her to return to her normal neutral self look, but if anyone looked at her eyes closely they could see how happy she was to hear that he had enjoyed himself. She really couldn't stay mad at him. As this went on the others looked on amazed that a kid like him could stop Anko, but then again any little kid could break through a person with their innocent looks. Anko then looked back to them as he gave them a thumps up, which she didn't catch. The kid was good they had all thought.

"So how did he do?" she asked them.

"Why don't you see for yourself Gai, Kakashi?" Both guys took off while they kept Naruto busy. After five minutes, Jiraiya began. "Alright, Naruto where is Gai?" Once more, Naruto never left his spot, but looked around the clearing with his eyes.

"He's trying to trick me. Kakashi is too." He then was concentrating hardly before he stopped and pointed to a tall tree in the forest. "Gai is over there. He has a copy at the bottom, but the real one is high above it in the tree. Kakashi is hiding below us."

What he had said had shocked them. They hadn't expected his answer. But when Kakashi slowly appeared from the ground, they didn't know what to think. Kakashi was feeling the same as them even though they could not tell. Kakashi at first did not plan on doing that jutsu, but a feeling in him told him he should see just how good Naruto was and it was proven.

Now the answer is was his ability a bloodline trait or a side effect of being a container to the Kyuubi. He did say that as he grow he would sort of emerge with the demon fox and obtain abilities that no normal being would have. But if that was the case, they thought that those abilities would come in slowly and not so noticeable.

"Naruto I think it is time to go home. We still have things to do like moving things to our new home and getting something to eat. Plus you have to rest up for tomorrow." Anko had said suddenly once recovering from see what Naruto could do so far.

"Yes you have a very important day tomorrow," add in Jiraiya.

Naruto nodded and then followed Anko as they left the field.