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"You want to see me" Naruto asked Tsunade as he walked into her office.
"Yes," as she signaled her guards to leave "because you were gone for so long we already replaced you in your old cell."
"So I have no cell?" as he shook his head "where am I going to be then?"
"I'm thinking about putting you in the same cell as Kiba-san and Shino-san," looking at a file "because Hinata-san is the head of her clan now, she can't go on any dangerous missions."
"I'd rather be solo," with a serious look.
"You're still a Genin."
"WHAT?!"
"According to my paper work," looking at Naruto's file "you didn't get the promotion."
"But I beat Neji during the Chunin Exams!"
"I'm sorry Naruto."
"Damn it, so what now?"
"Lady Tsunade," Shizune said as she barged into the office "an intruder is just outside of the gates, it's an Akatsuki member."
"Why are you looking at me?" Naruto asked Tsunade who was staring at him with an evil look.
"Let's take care of this," Tsunade said as she got up and unlocked the shackles from Naruto's forearms.
"Finally," Naruto said as he rubbed where the shackles were "I'm going to need my cloak and hat," to Shizune who got them for Naruto "thanks," as he turned the cloak inside out until they got to the main gate.
Once they got to the gate they were met by Sakura who ordered the guards to start a drill evacuation; "He hasn't moved since they spotted him," Sakura told them.
"I'll go talk to him," Naruto said as he turned his cloak right side out and put it on.
"Get him to believe that you've infiltrated the village and are under cover," Tsunade said as Naruto jumped down and greeted the person.
"What are you doing here?" Naruto asked the person "trying to blow my cover, or just being a complete moron?"
"That's no way to greet your sensei" the person said as he took off his hat showing his face.
"Itachi-sensei?!" Naruto asked in shock "wha… what are you doing here?"
"I saw you came back with that Hyuga girl and figured" with what appeared to be a smile "I'd turn in my pass of pardon," as he reached into his cloak and pulled out a scroll and showed it to Naruto.
"He's cool" Naruto shouted to Tsunade and Sakura "come on down."
"You actually came back" Itachi asked with a slight laugh "why?"
"Hinata-chan," with a serious look "that's the only reason."
"I can understand," Itachi said as Tsunade and Sakura walked up to the two.
"ITACHI?!" Sakura shouted in shock "you have some nerve showing your face here after what you did!"
"Relax Sakura" Naruto said to her "he has a pass of pardon. He'll explain why he had to do what he did."
"Like Naruto said" Itachi said as she handed Tsunade his pass of pardon "I had no choice; the Uchiha clan was behind the Kyuubi attack and was trying to take over the village. They were in the process of planning another attack when I got the order to kill them."
"This is real" Tsunade said as she looked over the pass of pardon "nothing about this is fake."
"How can you tell?" Sakura asked.
"The center part of the scroll has a unique signature that the third Hokage put into it," handing it to Sakura "his own chakra, something that can't be faked."
"I still don't trust him."
"I'm not asking you to trust me;" Itachi said "I'm asking for a place to settle down in."
"Sakura" Tsunade said "please escort Uchiha-san to the Uchiha compound."
"What, that old place?"
"It's his home," in a serious tone "now do it."
"Yes maim" with a sigh "follow me."
"Naruto" Tsunade said "you can keep the shackles off for the rest of the day; as a test, but tonight when you report back to me, they're going back on."
"Ok," as he followed Itachi and Sakura.
They were about to the compound when they heard "Naruto Uzumaki!" as a puff of smoke appeared in front of them and a boy that looked in his mid-teens, with brown hair that was laid down over his head band with the leaf village symbol on it, with onyx eyes, gray long sleeve shirt charcoal colored pants and a long blue scarf around his neck; "Sexy Jutsu" the boy said as he transformed into a hot naked woman; causing Itachi to be blown back by a nose bleed, and Sakura's eye twitched as she balled up her fist.
"Who is this kid?" Naruto asked, unaffected by the jutsu, pointing at the boy.
"Konohamaru" Sakura said as she punched the boy in the face sending him flying into a fence.
"That's Konohamaru?" in confusion "I guess I have been gone for too long."
"You don't remember me?" Konohamaru asked as he got up from what was left of the fence.
"I remember teaching you that jutsu," he said scratching his face "but I didn't recognize you."
"You can't be serious!" in shock.
"One thing about that jutsu," looking at Konohamaru "don't use it anymore."
"WHAT?!" in further shock than before.
"It's childish, immature, and only good if you use a shadow clone to attack the person you use it on while their dazed."
'He's grown up,' Sakura thought 'I guess being away from the village helped him mature.'
"I'll teach you a real jutsu when I get done with this," as he picked up his unconscious sensei and continued to follow Sakura to the compound.
When they got to the compound; "Itachi-sensei" Naruto said as he smacked Itachi in the face a couple times to wake him up "Itachi-sensei, wake up" right as Itachi was opening his eyes he was greeted by a ice cold bucket of water on his face.
"What was that for?!" he shouted at Naruto.
"Well with you being sick and after that nose bleed you got," as he put the bucket down "I was making sure you weren't dead."
"You're sick Itachi-san?" Sakura asked with concern.
"Yes," as he stood up and smacked Naruto upside the head "I've been keeping the illness from killing me so Sasuke-kun can as he got stronger."
"Would you like me to heal you?"
"If you can," as he sat down in front of Sakura "I'd appreciate it."
"Ok," as she made some hand signs and her hands glowed green "this might sting a little" as she placed her hands on Itachi's back and healed him.
"Tsunade-sama must be a great sensei for you," Itachi said as he was being healed.
"She's taught me almost everything she knows about medical jutsu," still focused on healing him "she's also taught me other fighting styles as well."
"That's amazing Sakura" Naruto said watching the green glow "how much longer?"
"Not much," as she lifted one hand and put it on Itachi's forehead.
"Thank you for doing this for me," Itachi said to Sakura.
"There you go" as her hands stopped glowing "that should be it."
"Thank you Sakura," Naruto said "now he won't die because of a sickness" with a goofy smile.
"I should get going" Sakura said as she walked towards the Hokage tower.
"I should go back to the Hyuga compound," Naruto said as he crossed his hands over his shoulders and walked away.
"It's been so long since I've been here" Itachi said looking at the Uchiha compound "it's been cleaned up" walking through the streets of the compound "I should put this Akatsuki cloak up now" as he took off the cloak and walked to the main building of the compound.
At the Hyuga compound; "Hinata-chan," Naruto said as he entered her room "Hinata-chan?"
"One minute," he heard from the bathroom in her room "sorry I was taking a shower" as she walked out as she put her robe on "Naruto-kun" as she finished covering herself and turned a deep red.
"I'm sorry," Naruto said as he turned around and turned red right as he saw her breasts "I should've waited outside."
"Please wait outside for me," as she pushed Naruto out of her room and closed the door.
'Wasn't expecting that' Naruto thought as he scratched his face still red 'I have a feeling that she's going to ask how much did I see. But it was a nice sight' thinking about how much of her breast he saw.
Five minutes later Hinata came out of her room fully dressed in the same outfit that she wore when she went to get Naruto; "So," Hinata asked quietly still red "how much did you see?"
"I wasn't paying that much attention," Naruto answered just as quiet and still slightly red "you have nice curves though," looking from her to the ground. This made Hinata turn a deeper red.
"Th… thank you" she said embarrassed that he saw enough to be able to make that statement.
"I wanted to tell you that Itachi-sensei is back in the village," still looking at the ground "he has a pass of pardon, and has explained why he had to do what he did."
"Ok," not really paying attention because she was still embarrassed.
"Tsunade is letting me keep my shackles off for the day" as he hugged Hinata "but I need to have them put back on after dinner."
"That's good," starting to snap out of her embarrassment "what would you like to do?"
"I'd like to show you an underground waterfall" as he stopped hugging her and looked her in the eyes.
"Where?" with curiosity.
"It's a secret," as he took her hand gently and lead her out of the building.
"You won't blind fold me will you?" in a joking tone.
"No," with a slight laugh "I trust you to keep it secret" as they walked off the grounds.
"How much further?" Hinata asked as Naruto lead her through brush.
"The entrance is right here," he answered as he showed her a small opening at the base of a cliff "careful it gets slick right through here" as he helped Hinata down from the opening.
"It's beautiful," she said as she looked at the waterfall; which started about fifty feet up, came down in an even layer, and crashed into the pool of water at its base.
"I used to come here to get away from everyone," as he hugged her from behind her and rested his chin on her shoulder "but it's not as beautiful as you."
"I'm not beautiful," blushing.
"You're being modest" as he rubbed his cheek against hers "you are beautiful."
"You like making me blush don't you," as she turned around and looked at Naruto.
"I like telling you the truth," with a gentle look in his eyes.
"I think you're just saying that to suck up for having walked off this morning," still blushed.
"I'm not sucking up" as he put one hand on her face and rubbed her cheek with his thumb "I'm being completely honest."
"You're eyes are backing up your words" as she rubbed her head against his hand.
"I wouldn't lie to you Hinata-chan;" still in a gentle tone "I love you."
"I love you too," looking him in the eyes. Naruto leaned in and kissed her.
"I'm sorry," Naruto said as he looked away from her "I shouldn't have done that."
"It's ok Naruto-kun," Hinata said as she put her hand on his face "I liked it."
"You mean it?" in shock that she didn't pass out.
"Of course;" as she hugged him tightly "I really missed you while you were gone."
"I missed you too," returning her hug "I won't leave you again."
In the Hokage tower; "Why'd you let Naruto go without putting the shackles back on him?" Sakura asked Tsunade.
"I think if we give him a little leeway he'll be more complainant and give us information on the Akatsuki" Tsunade said looking up from her desk.
"But now Itachi Uchiha's back;" as she took a seat "I'm sure Itachi's going to be more complainant than Naruto will be."
"Why do you say that?" with curiosity.
"He joined them by choice and has been with them longer than Naruto," she explained "just so he could gather information on them."
"Did he tell you that?"
"Not directly, but it's implied."
"We can't just assume things like that," as she rested her chin on her hands "Naruto returned by choice; but it was the choice to be with Lady Hyuga. Itachi-san returned so he could settle down, not give us information; and don't forget he's former ANBU so he can take any interrogation we throw at him."
"Good point," with a sigh "how do you think Sasuke-kun is going to react when he finds out his brother is back in the village?"
"I didn't think about that," with wide eyes.
"Lady Tsunade" they heard as the door opened and an old man walked in; he has long white hair, brown eyes, a green shirt and pants, red lines leading from his eyes down his face and a metal headband.
"What is it Jiraiya?" Tsunade asked.
"I heard Naruto was back," Jiraiya said "I was wondering where he is."
"He's in Lady Hyuga's care," shaking her head "other than that I don't know."
"We've gotten several complaints against you for peeping" Sakura said giving Jiraiya a death glare.
"Uh…" he said right before he vanished just as fast as he does when he gets spotted in the oscine.
With Naruto and Konohamaru; "What's with the happy face?" Konohamaru asked Naruto as he walked up to him with a bag in his hand.
"No reason," Naruto answered still smiling "no reason at all."
"Whatever," knowing something happened "you gonna teach me that jutsu now or what?"
"Ya," as he set down a bag of water balloons "using only your chakra, pop a water balloon."
"What?" confused.
"Make your chakra pop these balloons," as he picked one up and demonstrated. The water balloon started to swirl and then it looked like something was bouncing around on the inside then popped.
"That was cool," with excitement.
"Now you do it," as he walked off still smiling "I'll be back in about an hour."
"If I didn't know any better," Konohamaru said to himself "I'd say he got laid."
At the Hyuga compound; "Naruto-kun" Hanabi said as she jumped onto Naruto's back "where've you been?"
"I had to take care of a few things," as he set her down "you want to see a cool jutsu?"
"YA" with excitement.
"Alright," as he opened the door to his room stepped in, found a scroll he kept from Hinata, bit his thumb causing it to bleed, smeared it onto the inside of the scroll, and did a bunch of hand signs "summoning jutsu" a giant foot locker appeared in a puff of smoke.
"Cool," Hanabi said looking at the foot locker.
"I collected these on my travels" as he opened up the foot locker and pulled out Zabuza's, Kisame's, and Raiga's swords and hung them on the wall.
"Naruto-kun," he heard from the door "I thought you gave me all your scrolls."
"Sorry Hinata-chan" as he turned around "because this one just held my foot locker I didn't think it was important to give to you."
"Please put the foot locker away and give me the scroll so you don't get into trouble" as she stepped into the room and saw the four swords "you might want to put those back up too."
"Ya," remembering the conditions he was given in order to stay in the village "forgot about that" as he put the swords back into the foot locker.
"What's that ring Naruto-kun?" Hanabi asked pointing at his Akatsuki ring on his right ring finger; which has the Japanese symbol for south where the gem should be.
"Nothing," as he took it off and set it in the foot locker and made it disappear back into the scroll "sorry I forgot to give it to you Hinata-chan" as he handed Hinata the scroll.
"It's ok," as she took the scroll "are there any more things you need to give me?"
"Uh," as he pated himself to make sure all his pockets were empty "nothing else."
"Naruto-kun," Hanabi asked "can we play now?"
"I can't be too long," as he picked up Hanabi "I have to be somewhere in about forty five minutes."
"Yay," as Naruto picked her up.
"Where are you going?" Hinata asked with curiosity.
"I'm teaching Konohamaru the Rasengan," as he carried Hanabi on his shoulders outside.
"Try to be back in time for dinner," Hinata said to him as he turned the corner. 'I'm sounding like a mother now' she thought to herself as she shook her head.
Forty five minutes later, with Konohamaru; "How's it coming along?" Naruto asked Konohamaru, who was dead tired from chakra depletion.
"I almost have it," as he picked up the same balloon that Naruto handed him an hour ago and tried again. The balloon spun like Naruto showed him, but then stopped spinning and didn't do anything else. "Damn it," as he fell to the ground.
"You're pushing yourself too hard," shaking his head as he picked up Konohamaru and leaned him against a tree "you need to focus your chakra to one point on your hand" as he started to explain it "then from there…"
"I found you Naruto-kun" Hanabi said as she jumped from a tree and landed on Naruto.
"Hanabi-chan" Naruto said as he picked himself up off the ground "you didn't have to jump on me."
"But you said to act like I was tracking you," as she stood up.
"Good point," remembering he said that.
"Then from there what?" Konohamaru asked still against the tree.
"You need to make your chakra spin …"
"I already know that part."
"In several directions at once," Naruto finished "the Rasengan is like a typhoon, which has winds that go every which way. So you need to have your chakra acting like a typhoon."
"How do I do that?"
"Try to see if you can get more than one chakra strand following from your palm at once," as he showed Konohamaru again "this way you can get the chakra spinning how you need it to."
"It's getting late Naruto-kun" Hanabi said as she tugged at his pants "Hinata-chan will be mad if we're late for dinner."
"We need to get going Konohamaru," Naruto said as he started to walk off "wait" looking at Konohamaru in his current state "you can't really move can you?"
"Not really," with a slight laugh.
"Ok," as he helped him up and carried him "I'll get you home then head back to the compound."
"Thanks," as they headed to his house.
At the Hyuga compound; "You're just in time," Hinata said as Naruto and Hanabi walked in "dinner's just about ready."
"Ok," Naruto said as he sat down at the table "where's the rest of the Hyuga clan?"
"They said they'd eat later," not looking away from the food she was cooking.
"They said they didn't want to eat with you," Neji said as he took a seat across from Naruto.
"Neji-kun," Hinata said with a hint of anger.
"I'm only telling him the truth," as he poured himself a cup of milk.
"Figures," Naruto said in an almost sad tone as he looked at his plate with eyes full of sadness.
"Sorry," Neji said just now connecting the dots "I didn't mean to hurt you."
"Don't worry about it," pouring himself a cup of milk too.
"After dinner are you going to Lady Tsunade?" Hinata asked Naruto.
"Ya," looking at Hinata "I have to get those shackles put back on."
"Lady Hyuga," a Hyuga said as he entered the room "Sasuke Uchiha is here to see Naruto-san" with a slightly confused look.
"What does he want now," Naruto asked himself as he got up and went to the front of the compound where Sasuke was waiting for him. "What do you want?" in a serious tone.
"For some reason my brother is back in the village" with an angry tone "he says he was training you for the past six years."
"Ya," with slight concern "what about it?"
"HOW THE HELL COULD HE OF TRAINED YOU IF HE WAS APART OF THE AKATSUKI?"
"You're wasting my time," Naruto said as he turned around trying to head back inside.
"Don't turn your back on me," he shouted this cause several Hyuga to look outside and see what was going on "you joined them didn't you?"
"So what," as he turned back and faced Sasuke "they treated me as an equal; which is all I've ever wanted here in the village, but I was just called the Demon-brat and ran me outa stores, restaurants, and so on."
"You knew where he was and didn't tell me," he activated his Sharingan, all three prongs showing "I could've killed him. You knew what he did to my clan, but you still joined him?"
"He did that to your clan because he had no choice," keeping a level head "so instead of yelling at me about it, go talk to him about it. Let him tell you why he had to do it, why he let you live, why he's back in the village, and why he isn't a part of the Akatsuki anymore."
"After I'm done here with you," in a serious tone "I'll take care of him."
"You won't be able to hit me," showing his forearms "I don't have the shackles on right now."
"We'll see about that," as he started to do hand signs for the fire ball jutsu, but was stopped by Naruto with a Rock Lee style kick in the jaw that sent him into the air then a kick to the gut which landed him into the ground.
"Now if you want; we can continue your ass kicking," as he landed on the ground gently "and you'll end up in the hospital. Or you can leave, go talk to Itachi-sensei like a sensible human being and figure out the truth."
"Naruto-kun," Hinata said as she stepped outside "that's enough; Sasuke-san, leave or I will have ANBU arrest you for assault."
"Yes Lady Hyuga," as he picked himself up off the ground and left.
"Sorry Hinata-chan," Naruto said as he walked back into the building with her "I did what I could to keep from having a full scale fight here on your compound."
"I know," looking at Naruto with a gentle smile "that's why I'm not mad at you."
"Thanks," with a smile back "I don't think Itachi thought his return to the village through" remembering how it took himself mere seconds to decide to come back "then again nether did I."
"What was that all about?" Neji asked as Naruto and Hinata entered the room again.
"Nothing," Naruto lied.
"Then why did I hear something about the Akatsuki?"
"Itachi Uchiha is back in the village," Naruto said realizing he wouldn't be able to get out of this "and Sasuke thinks I knew something about it."
"Ok," dropping the subject.
After dinner; "I'll help clean up," Naruto said as he took plates to the sink "then go see Tsunade and get those shackles put back on."
"You can go now," Hinata said "Hanabi-chan and I have it."
"You sure?"
"Ya," Hanabi turned on warm water and started to wash a plate.
"Thanks" as he rubbed Hanabi's head and kissed Hinata on the forehead "I'll be back as soon as possible."
"Ok," Hinata said blushing.
"There are times where he is just impossible to figure out" Neji said to Hinata as Naruto left.
"How so?"
"He beat me in the Chunin Exams, I beat Lee, but he lost to Lee," he said "he disappears one night, then reappears right outa the blue; but the two of you together" looking at Hinata who was still blushed "are even harder to figure out."
"I don't know what you mean" not looking up from cleaning plates.
"Six years ago you where basically stalking him, now that he's back you two are a few steps below being all over each other;" shaking his head "he knew you liked him back then and didn't say anything, and now that he's back he's kissing you every chance he gets."
"He's grown up," still doing dishes.
"He's not the only one," as he left the room.
"He has a point Hinata-chan" Hanabi said with a laugh "Naruto-kun seemed to be thinking of you a lot earlier."
"I'm sure," blushing as she thought about what happened in the tavern.
At the Hokage tower; "I'm here grandma Tsunade," Naruto said as he walked into her office.
"You Baka," Sakura said as she punched him right as he stepped into the room "you no more get back and you start a fight with Sasuke-kun?!"
"He's the one that started it," Naruto said as he rubbed his face where Sakura punched him "ask any Hyuga at the compound."
"Will you two quit arguing like siblings?" Tsunade shouted as she rubbed her head almost as if she was having a headache already.
"Sorry Lady Tsunade" Sakura said.
"I'm here to report back to you and get those stupid shackles so I don't have to leave," Naruto said as he approached the desk "I told Hinata-chan I wouldn't be long so if you don't mind" holding out his arms waiting for Tsunade to put the shackles on.
"It seems that I've lost them" she said with a smile as she used her left leg to push a desk drawer close "so it's not on your head for not having them on. I wanted you to come here so we can talk about your cell arrangements."
"Do I really need to be in a cell," as he took a seat "I mean I was trained by each member of the Akatsuki; so I'm easily ANBU level."
"You're still a Genin," Tsunade said with a sigh "you have to be in a cell. If you want Itachi can be your sensei, and two Jinchuuriki have showed up here in the past six years seeking shelter from the Akatsuki."
"I'd appreciate that," with a sigh of relief "which two Jinchuuriki?"
"Killer Bee from Kumogakure," she said.
"I know him," Naruto said with a smile "he taught me how to control the demon cloak. He's an interesting person; he said something about wanting to be a rapper."
"He became a rapper," Tsunade said as she showed Naruto a CD.
"That's awesome," with a smile "he followed through with his dream."
"And the other Jinchuuriki is Yugito Nii from Kumogakure."
"I haven't met her," scratching his head trying to remember how he figured out her whereabouts.
"They'll meet you in the morning," Tsunade said "you may go now."
"Ok," Naruto said as he left.
At the Uchiha compound; "You want me to do what?" Itachi asked Tsunade in a slightly confused tone.
"Act as a sensei for Naruto and his cell," Tsunade said "it's the only way I could get him to join a cell."
"But why me," in a serious tone.
"Because you're a former Akatsuki member" looking at him with a serious face "and his cell is made up of Jinchuuriki."
"And with us out of the Akatsuki," he guessed "it's only a matter of time before they start targeting the Jinchuuriki."
"That and," she added "the other two Jinchuuriki need to learn how to fight the Akatsuki."
"Fine," with a sigh "I'll do it."
"Thank you; you can meet them tomorrow morning at training ground twelve."
"Alright."
The next morning; "I thought Lady Tsunade said they'd be here by now" Yugito said to Killer Bee. Yugito is five foot seven, with brown eyes, blonde hair that's pulled back in a pony tail; she wears a purple long t-shirt that has black from the shoulders up, her arms are wrapped in bandages, black bike gloves on her hands, and black pants, her hand band around her forehead.
"Don't worry," Killer Bee said to her "they'll be here." Killer Bee is a six foot two black man, has a white head band around his forehead, black sunglasses, a tattoo of bull horns on his left cheek, on his right shoulder is a tattoo of the Japanese symbol for iron, two swords across his right shoulder three across his left, white hair, green pants, and is shirtless; to show off his muscular body.
"Still," Yugito said "it's almost ten; we're supposed to meet at nine."
"No," Killer Bee said "you insisted we get here an hour early" as he sat down and read through a book.
"Are you still reading your lyrics?"
"I can't help it," he said looking up from his book "I have time to kill, so I'm doing something productive."
"We're Jonin, why do we have to be in a cell?"
"Not sure," still reading his lyrics "but I have a feeling it's not going to be some kiddie cell."
"What do you mean?"
"Wow," they heard "are all the training ground designed the same way?"
"Ya," a second person said "looks like your teammates are here."
"Ya," as the two figures got closer; one blonde and the other black haired.
"I just hope they won't be a letdown," still getting closer.
"I know Killer Bee won't," as they got into conversation distance from Killer Bee and Yugito Nii.
"Naruto" Killer Bee said as he jumped up and held his hand out to shake hands with him.
"Sup, Bee" as Naruto shook his hand "it's been a while."
Yugito stared at Itachi with an almost killing intent; "I know," Killer Bee said "looks like you've finally put on muscle mass."
"Ya," with a laugh "but I owe thanks to Itachi-sensei."
"ITACHI" Yugito shouted as she punched him in the face causing him to fly into a tree "you have some balls to approach me."
"Are we missing something" Killer Bee asked Naruto; both of them wide eyed.
