I don't own Naruto at all


A/N: a Kushina surviving and raising Naruto story. A Naru/Ten like usual. Will have Tsunade and Jiraiya in this, but not as a couple.


Naruto's Tale

By: Sheltie

Kushina sat drinking some tea. She had a sad smile on her face as she remembered the night when the only man she had ever loved died.

Flashback

The Kyuubi had been contained, but at a price. Minato Namikaze, the fourth Hokage, died from it. Kushina Uzumaki, his wife was in shock and had cried when she heard the news. She only had one thing left, her son, Naruto. Her only reminder of her one true love.

"Kushina?"

The redhead looked up to see Hiruzen Sarutobi, the third Hokage walk up. He looked sad and tired. He had retaken the seat of Hokage that Minato had resided due to popular demand. He now had grave news for the woman he thought of as his daughter.

"I've come from the council. They, they have plans for Naruto" he said.

"What plans?" Kushina asked with fire.

"They want to confine him to the village. To be watched over" Hiruzen said.

Kushina wasn't a fool, she knew what they wanted. Soon her anger which she has been known for was starting to show itself.

"They aren't taking him, old man. Naruto is all I have left and he is coming with me. They can go to fucking hell for all I care" the redhead spat.

"Kushina, please think about what you're doing. Minato wanted this. He wanted Naruto to be known as a hero here" Hiruzen said pleadingly.

"A hero, oh Minato, you idiot. The village won't see Naruto as a hero. They'll only see him as a demon and will take every chance they can get to hurt Naruto" Kushina said with surprising insight.

Hiruzen sighed. He knew that might be a problem and had no plan to counter it.

"Hiruzen, I am leaving Konoha and Naruto is coming with me. There's nothing the council can do that will stop me" Kushina said firmly.

Hiruzen sighed. He was really too old for this shit.

"What will you do?" he asked knowing he could not and would not stop her.

"Not sure, but I want to get out of here as soon as possible" Kushina said as her mind raced to come up with a plan.

"Very well, I will place you on a long term mission away from the village" Hiruzen said wanting to do one last thing for a close friend.

Kushina looked at Hiruzen.

"You mean you won't stop me?" she asked.

"No, but please take care of yourself and Naruto" Hiruzen said.

"I will" Kushina said give the old man a smile.

It took a little time, but Kushina packed up all she could and with a final goodbye to the old man then she left with little Naruto in her arms fast asleep.

Flashback end

/Scene Break/

Years Later

Naruto grew up healthy and happy. He was a ball of energy though and Kushina sometimes didn't know how she could keep up with the boy. Thankfully she got help. That help came in the form of two of the three sannin, Tsunade and Jiraiya. Shizune, Tsunade's apprentice also was there to help out. It was a gift from Hiruzen. Tsunade had left Konoha after losing her last loved one, but Hiruzen tracked her down and gave her one last order as sensei to student. To help and watch over Kushina and Naruto. Tsunade did so as a last request from her sensei. Jiraiya did since he was Naruto's godfather and would stop in once and while when he was in the area. He still had his spy network to keep up.

"Where is that boy?" Tsunade asked huffing.

This broke Kushina out of her thoughts.

"Lost him again?" the redhead asked with a smile.

"Yes, but I have no doubt that Jiraiya is trying to corrupt him and I will not have him do that to Naruto. We don't need another pervert" Tsunade said.

Kushina nodded and helped Tsunade on her search. No son of hers will be a pervert peeking at women in the hot springs while giggling and writing smutty books. No sir, not on her watch.

/Scene Break/

Naruto learned a lot from the two sannins and from his mom. He got trained early and they found he had great stealth and evasion skills. Hell, the kid could outrun you and hide where you'd never find him. He had a ridiculous amount of chakra, which they attributed somewhat for housing the kyuubi. The hard part was for him to focus that chakra and to use it correctly. They worked with him on several chakra exercises there is to help his control. After he got that down he then learned ninjutsu. Taijutsu was taught after his chakra control lessons. They found he couldn't do genjutsu whatsoever so they had him concentrate on recognizing it and dispelling it. He also learned fuinjutsu from Jiraiya and healing jutsu from Tsunade.

The training Naruto got would put him ahead of his classmates when he would head to the academy. He'd have skills that were supposed to be taught when you reached chunin and higher. Naruto was a sponge and soaked up all that his mother and the two sannins taught him. He even learned the Uzumaki style of kenjutsu that his mom used.

/Scene Break/

"Come on Naruto, you can do better than that" Tsunade said.

Naruto was tired and panting as he kept up the drill Tsunade had placed before him. He was lifting two water filled buckets on to his shoulders. He had to do squats with these buckets on his shoulders and couldn't stop til Tsunade told him so.

"But I am tired" Naruto whined.

Tsunade sighed. She knew she was pushing Naruto, but she knew he could take it and it would make him stronger in the end. She wasn't going to have another one whom she loved get killed. She was going to do everything she could to make sure he lived.

/Scene Break/

Naruto arrived back in Konoha with his mom, the two sannins, and Shizune. He was ready to take the genin exam. It was decided by Hiruzen that Naruto had learned more than enough after reading the reports he got from Kushina and his two former students that Naruto could bypass the class and take the exam. So here Naruto was ready to go. He arrived in the classroom and handed the teacher a scroll.

"Students, this is Naruto Uzumaki, he'll be taking the genin exam with you" the teacher said.

"What, that's not fair. He should go through the academy like the rest of us" a wild looking boy with a puppy sticking out of his coat.

"He had special training outside the village Kiba and the Hokage deemed him fit to take the exam" the teacher said.

The boy, Kiba, grumbled.

Naruto found a seat and sat down awaiting the exam to start.

The first part was a written test and Naruto snorted at how easy it was. He remembered hearing from his mom and the two sannin of how hard the genin exam was, but the standards must have serious dropped to make it this easy.

After the test the class went outside for the next portion. They were to throw ten kunai and ten shuriken at dummies with specific targets on them.

Naruto watched all of them and shook his head as he watched the girls.

"Fan girls" he muttered under his breath.

He had heard of them from his mom and the sannin and how useless they were and were liable to not only get themselves killed, but also their team too. He sighed and shook his head. Soon his name was called and he nailed all ten targets on both dummies. A feat that only one other was able to do, the class emo, Sasuke Uchiha.

The blond heard shouts of how he must of cheated and the like, but he ignored them and waited for the next part. Next part was a sparring match of just taijutsu. Naruto watched each match pointing out the clan children and the none clan children. He was called and beat his opponent who was some kid that was from a non-ninja family.

After that they all went back inside for the final part, which consisted of performing three jutsus. Henge, bushin, and kawarimi. Naruto knew these three by heart and when he was called he did them all though for the bushin he had a note telling the teacher about his condition. Naruto had too much chakra and it made it hard to perform a regular bushin so to make up for the Naruto learned the kage bushin. Naruto passed and he smiled as he took his hitai-ate from the teacher.

/Scene Break/

In the Hokage's office five people sat catching up.

"So, how well do you think Naruto will do?" Hiruzen asked.

"The brat will blow them all out of the water. He's a natural" Jiraiya said smugly.

"I have to agree. He's probably one of the best in the class" Tsunade said.

"I see, but now we need to figure out what team he should be on" Hiruzen said.

"Naruto excels in close combat with his taijutsu, but he knows enough jutsus to be a long range threat also with his ninjutsu" Kushina said.

"He also knows medical jutsus so that will be a bonus to any team he is on since I highly doubt there are many who have that skill" Tsunade said.

That was always a big issue. Tsunade was for having a med nin with each squad, but there were so few since it was a hard skill to learn and took a lot of time to train someone in. The council thought it was a waste of resources to do such a thing.

"He also has talent in fuinjutsu also. He's going to surpass me soon" Jiraiya said.

Hiruzen was amazed. Seal masters were rare in all of the shinobi world. The skill was very time consuming and it took much time to be proficient in seals that many avoid it only going with the basics of storage and exploding seals, and they were rare still. Though he should've known since it was in Naruto's blood as an Uzumaki fuinjutsu would come naturally to any Uzumaki.

"He also knows kenjutsu too. I taught him my personal style. He'll be a terror for any who face him" Kushina said with a pleased smile.

Hiruzen gulped. He remembered seeing Kushina fight in kenjutsu and it scared the hell out of him. Kushina's kenjutsu style act just like a true whirlpool. It destroyed everything in its path in a chaotic and unpredictable manner.

"Hmm, so he's going to be a jack of all trades in the team" Hiruzen said after regaining himself.

The four nodded.

"Does he know?" Hiruzen asked.

"No, I am going to tell him tonight after he gets his hitai-ate" Kushina said.

Hiruzen nodded.

They chatted a bit more then found where they'd live. Tsunade still had a clan home that Hiruzen had kept up and with help of some genin and got it fixed up for their return.

/Scene Break/

Naruto walked out smiling as he now had the leaf hitai-ate tied around his forehead. He was met by his mom, who hugged him tightly.

"Knew you could do it dear" she said.

"Thanks mom" Naruto said.

"Never a doubt brat" Jiraiya said with a smirk.

"Thanks pervy sage" Naruto said with a grin.

A vein popped out of Jiraiya's forehead head and began to throb at this.

"I thought I told you to stop calling me that" the white haired sannin said through gritted teeth.

"But auntie Tsunade said she'd give me candy every time I called you that" Naruto said with a cocked head.

Jiraiya looked at his old teammate, who tried to look innocent. Shizune was trying to smother her giggles.

"Come, let's go celebrate" Kushina said with a smile and shake of her head.

Naruto nodded.

/Scene Break/

They had a great party at Tsunade's home and everyone had a good time, though it was only buying time for the big news Kushina would need to tell Naruto. She was worried how he'd react to knowing why he didn't have a dad. She held it off til Naruto was in bed.

"There's something I need to tell you Naruto" Kushina said as she smoothed out Naruto's bedding.

"What is it mom, you can tell me anything. I am a ninja now. I can take it" Naruto said in a bit of a boastful tone.

Kushina smiled though she knew that smile would fade soon.

"It's about your father" she said.

"My dad" Naruto said blinking.

"Yes, you see years ago a demon known as the nine tail fox or kyuubi attacked the village. Your father was the Hokage at the time and he fought it. He did something very brave sacrificed himself to save the village" she said.

"So, he died killing the kyuubi" Naruto said looking down sad.

"No, the kyuubi is made of pure chakra and can't be killed. So he sealed it away. You must know that your father was a seal master. He learned this from Jiraiya, who was his sensei" Kushina said.

"You mean the pervy sage was dad's sensei!" Naruto exclaimed.

/Scene Break/

In another part of the house a vein bulged and throbbed.

"I'm going to kill that brat" a white haired man grumbled.

/Scene Break/

In another part of the house Tsunade just smirked.

"I owe the kid more candy now," she said as she downed another saucer of saké.

Shizune just sighed and shook her head as she tried to stop Tsunade from finishing off the bottle.

/Scene Break/

"Yes, he sealed the kyuubi into a newborn baby" Kushina said hesitantly.

"W-w-who was the baby?" Naruto asked.

"It was you honey," Kushina said not even looking at Naruto.

Naruto was shocked.

"But the seal, I've never seen it. How can I be the prison?" the spiky haired blond asked shocked.

"Channel some chakra in to your stomach" Kushina said.

Naruto did as he was told and lifted his pajama top and saw the seal. He touched it gently partly in fear of messing with the seal. He looked up and saw tears in his mother's eyes.

"Why?" he asked with tears in his eyes.

"Your father did what was best for the village. That means that you have to give up and sacrifice things you cherish the most for the good of the village. If he had any other choice he'd have taken it. Believe me" Kushina said as tears streamed down her face.

Naruto sat there with tears in his eyes. He didn't know what to think. He housed probably the most dangerous creature ever and it was all because of his dad. He had always wondered who he was. When he asked his mom before she'd always tell him that he was a brave and courageous man. Now he wasn't so sure. He needed to think about this.

Kushina left Naruto's room knowing he'd need time to let it all sink in. She just prayed to god that everything would be alright.

/Scene Break/

The next morning Naruto got up and headed down for some breakfast. He saw Tsunade, Shizune, Jiraiya and his mom sitting there already.

"Morning" Naruto greeted though there was no cheer in his voice.

"Naruto, come sit with us" Shizune said.

Naruto nodded and sat beside Shizune, who he thought of as a big sister. He felt her arms wrap around him in a hug and Naruto hugged her back.

"How are you doing kid?" Jiraiya asked.

"I don't know" Naruto said still holding on to Shizune.

"Naruto, we know that this is a lot, but we want you to know that you aren't any different. You may house the kyuubi, but that doesn't mean you are the kyuubi. You are Naruto Uzumaki" Tsunade said.

"Thanks auntie Tsunade" Naruto said softly.

"I am sorry I burdened you with this Naruto, but I felt that you were old enough to handle it" Kushina said with tears in her eyes.

Naruto finally let go of Shizune and went to his mom and hugged her tightly.

"I don't blame you mom, but could you tell me some stuff about dad some time?" he asked.

Naruto stayed up late thinking about his dad and what he now held. He wanted to hate the man, but he knew that what his dad did was probably the only way. And he used him since he couldn't bear do it to anyone else's child. He kind of felt proud his dad put so much faith in him even though he was so young. He made a promise to himself to make his dad proud.

"Sure dear, and I am sure Jiraiya can tell you some things too about your dad" Kushina said.

Naruto looked over to Jiraiya, who nodded.

The breakfast was a somber one, but everyone felt good that this weighty shadow was lifted from them all.

/Scene Break/

After breakfast Naruto wandered down the road of the leaf village looking for a weapons shop. He finally found one and entered.

"Hello, how can I help you?" a girl with two hair buns at the counter asked.

"Yeah, I am looking for sets of kunai and shuriken as well as some armor" Naruto said.

"Well then I can get the kunai and shuriken for you. As for the armor it's down that aisle there" she said pointing to it, "If you need any help just yell."

"Thanks" Naruto said and headed off. He found the armor and got his size he then looked around and found some weights.

Hmm, I can use those to train with, but what kind to get? He thought.

He looked between the chakra weights, which you can control how much weight you want by inputting a certain amount of your own chakra. Or go with the standard weights that are commonly used by most villagers and some shinobi.

Soon he retuned with armor and weights, both chakra ones and non-chakra ones. On the counter the girl had two sets of kunai and shurikens waiting for him.

"Wow, that's some serious gear you picked" the girl commented.

"Yeah, well I was told to get the best equipment and I couldn't decide on which weights to go with so I decided to go with both" Naruto said rubbing the back of his head.

"You're a new genin aren't you?" she asked as she saw the shiny new hitai-ate on Naruto's head.

"Yep, name's Naruto Uzumaki. What's your name?" Naruto asked.

"My name is Tenten. My family owns this store" Tenten said.

"Nice to meet you, Tenten" Naruto said holding out his hand.

Tenten shook Naruto's hand and smiled.

"Nice to meet you too, Naruto" she said.

The two chatted a bit more with Tenten getting more interested the spiky haired blond.

"I'd love to spar against you some time," she said after hearing that he used kenjutsu to fight.

"I'm game, name the place and time" Naruto said.

After that they made plans to spar and Naruto paid for his stuff and left smiling. He had a new friend, his first and that was great in his book.

/Scene Break/

It was four days and today was team placement day Naruto made it to the classroom and sat down way in the back and waited for things to start. The class was noisy with everyone talking about missions they'd be taking to who might be on their team. Excitement was the buzzword. The real noise started when two girls entered and began arguing on who'd sit with the resident emo. Naruto winced at how loud they were and so wished he could shut them up. Soon the teacher came in and sorted the two girls out.

"Alright settle down" the teacher said.

None of the students listened.

"I SAID QUIET YOU BRATS!" he screamed while his head became huge.

This got the class to go silent.

"Good, now time for team assignments. Team 1 is…" he said.

Naruto ignored it all til his name was called.

"Team 7 is Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno…"

A pink haired girl shouted/shrieked in triumphant.

"Ha, beat that Ino-pig. Sasuke is mine!"

A longhaired blond glared at the pink haired girl.

"and Naruto Uzumaki," the teacher finished.

"What, why do I have to be with the boy who's too good to go through the academy like everyone else?" the pink haired girl shouted.

Naruto winced at the girl's shrill voice. He wondered if the girl was related to a banshee or howler monkey.

"These are your teams Sakura. Until you become chunin you are stuck with them" the teacher said with a sigh. He was so glad that he'd never have to hear that shrill voice ever again.

The girl, Sakura, pouted. Though she was happy that she was with her Sasuke.

"Why should you be upset. I am stuck with the banshee of the room and the moody duck butt haired boy who looks to be more emo than ninja" Naruto said from his spot in the back of the room.

Snickers and smothered laughter was heard at this.

"How dare you insult Sasuke" Sakura said as she charged in to punch Naruto.

Naruto evaded her punch easily. He grabbed her wrist and twisted it around til her arm was behind her back. He then pulled a kunai out with his other hand and had it to her neck. All this happened in a blink of an eye shocking everyone in the room.

"Not nice attacking a fellow teammate" Naruto said calmly.

Sakura gulped as she felt the thin sharp edge of metal on her throat.

Naruto let her go and put the kunai back in his pouch and plopped back in his seat like nothing happened.

"Okay, let us continue" the teacher said still a bit in shock at what Naruto had done.

/Scene Break/

Naruto was leaning back on his chair staring at the ceiling with his two new teammates. All of the other genin have gotten their senseis with them being the last ones. Sakura was keeping her distance as she tried to chat up Sasuke for the umpteenth time. Sasuke was ignoring her and thinking about how good Naruto was really and if he'd be an adequate challenge at all.

Soon the door opened and a silver haired jounin popped his head in. He wore a lazy expression.

"Hmm, from first blush I can tell you're all pathetic. Meet me on the roof" he said.

Sasuke glared at the jounin as did Sakura. Naruto didn't even move at all. Sasuke and Sakura got up and headed to the roof while Naruto disappeared in a swirl of leaves still sitting.

/Scene Break/

Kakashi was shocked to see one of his students already appearing and by using that technique. This was going to be more interesting than he thought. Naruto saw that Kakashi was reading and decided to take a page from him and whipped out a book he had. Sasuke and Sakura made it finally and were shocked to find Naruto already there and he was reading a book they've never seen before.

"How'd you get up here so fast?" Sasuke asked in a demanding tone.

"I ran" Naruto said without looking up from his book.

Kakashi had to swallow his laughter at the blonde's answer. Yes, this will be interesting indeed.

Sasuke glared at Naruto.

"Okay, since we're all here then I guess we should introduce ourselves. So tell me about yourself. Likes, dislikes, hobbies, dreams. Stuff like that" Kakashi said in a lazy tone.

"Um, why don't you start sensei" Sakura suggested.

"Fine, my name is Kakashi Hatake. I have some likes, some dislikes, my hobbies are none of your business as are my dreams" Kakashi said.

We didn't get anything except his name Sasuke and Sakura thought.

Smart, very smart Naruto thought.

"Okay, pinky, you're next" Kakashi said.

What he got was a giggling and squealing reply with her continuously looking at the brooding boy.

Great, a fan girl, why has god punished me? Kakashi thought.

"Okay brooder, you're up" he said.

The brooder went on about how he was pretty much an avenger, who didn't have much in the likes and dislikes department since his only goal in life is to kill one person and restore his clan.

Yeah, now I have an avenger too. A fan girl and an avenger. This makes like a bad soap opera or something Kakashi thought.

"Okay blondie, you're next" he said though he was very curious as to what the blond will say.

"Name's Naruto Uzumaki. My likes are too numerous to count, my dislikes are only a handful, my hobbies are my own business as are my dreams though they are known to those who are precious to me" Naruto said.

Now he's interesting. He pretty much used my own intro, but changed it to fit him. I like him Kakashi thought with a smile.

He then went on about a test that they needed to pass and then gave them a time and place to be. He then left. Sasuke left as did Sakura, who followed him asking him out on a date even though the emo keeps turning her down each time. Naruto headed off a bit after them using the same technique he used to get to the roof.

/Scene Break/

Back home Naruto told his family all about his new team and instructor.

"So your sensei is Kakashi, huh?" Kushina asked.

"Yeah, you know him?" Naruto asked.

"Yes, he was one of your father's students" Kushina said.

Naruto was shocked to hear this.

"Really?" he asked.

"Yes" Kushina said.

"I've also heard around that he's late for everything. So don't get there at five and eat too. Breakfast is important so eat it" Jiraiya said.

Naruto nodded.

"So Naruto, tell us more about the girl you met a few days ago?" Shizune asked.

"Who, Tenten? I told you all I know about her last time" Naruto said confused.

"Well, aren't you supposed to meet here somewhere right now?" Shizune asked with a grin.

"Shit, gotta go!" Naruto shouted then left in a blur.

"That was mean Shizune" Kushina said frowning.

"Oh let me have my fun, it's hurting him none" Shizune said.

Kushina sighed and shook her head though she did find it funny to see her son like that.

/Scene Break/

Naruto made it with seconds to spare. He was panting heavily when he got there and found Tenten waiting for him.

"About time, I was starting to think you weren't going to show" she said.

"Sorry, I was telling my family about my new team" Naruto said.

Tenten accepted this.

"Fine, well, lets get started shall we?" she asked.

Naruto nodded.

Naruto pulled a scroll and released some chakra onto the scroll and in a puff of smoke a sword appeared in Naruto's hand. Tenten's eyes widen as she sped to Naruto's side quicker than any ninja could ever move with chakra or without. Naruto jumped slightly at having Tenten at his side so fast, and so close. Tenten had a glassy, starry-eyed look as her eyes caressed the blade in Naruto's hand.

"I've never seen such craftsmanship before. It's so unique. Oh, please let me hold it, please just one time?" Tenten asked like a five-year-old on a sugar high.

Naruto was a bit scared now with the way Tenten was acting.

"Um, sure" he said hesitantly.

Tenten took the sword and swung it a bit then looked closer at the craftsmanship and found that the blade had no blemish at all. No tool marks whatsoever. It was unreal since no blade ever made could be this perfect, but it was and she was holding it.

"I think I am in love" she muttered.

Naruto blinked at Tenten confused as to why she had said this.

"Um, Tenten, are we going to spar or not?" he asked.

"Oh, sorry. I get a little wacky when it comes to weapons" Tenten said now back to normal though she was sporting a blush on her embarrassed face.

"Right, well the blade is called Wave Slicer. It's a rare blade that my mom gave me" Naruto said.

"I guess I better get ready then" Tenten said as she got her sword out.

"Shall we begin?" Naruto asked.

Tenten nodded.

Soon the sound of metal clashing on metal was heard. Tenten and Naruto fought one another with all their might though keeping in mind that this was a friendly thing and not to kill.

Tenten was in awe Naruto was very good with his sword. His technique was something she had never seen before and it was hard to counter what you've never been against. The way Naruto used his sword was chaotic, unpredictable even. She had to mostly block a lot of his attacks and look for openings, which there were some of, but she'd never connect since Naruto would parry her attacks away swiftly.

As for Naruto he found he liked sparring against Tenten. She looked cute with her face coated with sweat. As well as how flush her cheeks were. Then there was the steely determination in her eyes. He may have not noticed it at all, but he was falling for her.

Soon both were tired and panting.

"Call this one a draw?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah" Tenten said with a nod though she was disappointed at not winning the spar.

She felt like plopping to the ground. Never had she been pushed so hard in kenjutsu. Mainly since neither her two teammates nor sensei had much preference with it like her. So they couldn't help her much, not like how Naruto had in just one spar.

They moved over to the shade of a tree and rested against the trunk.

"Where'd you learn that?" Tenten asked.

"My mom taught me. She's one of the best swordswoman ever" Naruto said.

"Really, who is she? I might know her?" Tenten asked with extreme curiosity.

"Kushina Uzumaki" Naruto said.

Tenten thought through and her eyes widen.

"You mean your mom is the Bloody Whirlpool?" she asked shocked.

"Yeah" Naruto said.

Tenten couldn't believe it. Naruto's mom was one of her heroes. The Bloody Whirlpool was not only the best swordswoman known, but was one of the most lethal kunoichi too. Not many survived after she fought them. She tore through them like a helpless ship in a mighty whirlpool.

"Can I meet her, please? She's one of my heroes. I just got to meet her, please?" Tenten asked throwing on her puppy dog look.

Naruto, who had no experience with this lethal SS rank technique, fell to it quickly.

"Sure" he said.

Tenten let out a girly squeal, which for those who know the weapons loving girl would find quite disturbing. Tenten never squealed, ever.

Naruto jumped at the sound and had to cover his ears. It was loud.

Plans were then made and Tenten was invited to dinner.

/Scene Break/

Later that night Naruto was back home getting ready to have dinner with his family.

"So how was your little sparring session Naruto?" Shizune asked.

"Great, oh by the way she's coming over tomorrow night for dinner" Naruto said.

"Bringing your girlfriend over to meet the family already? You sure move quickly, Naruto. What's next, wedding bells?" Shizune asked with a glint her eyes.

Naruto sputtered around for a good while as Shizune watched amused. Jiraiya and Tsunade watched laughing as Kushina smiled as she made dinner.

"Shizune, quit that. Naruto is just inviting a friend over" Kushina chided.

"Ah come on" Shizune said with a pout.

"No, Naruto is too young to have a girlfriend yet" Kushina said.

Naruto let out a breath, his mom had saved him.

"Anyway, I'd like to meet the girl first and get to know her before I give them my blessing" Kushina said with a mischievous smile.

Naruto's jaw dropped as the other three adults burst out laughing.

Once dinner was ready and everyone was eating Naruto told them about his spar with Tenten and everything.

"Hmm, looks like you've got a fan girl, Kushina" Jiraiya said grinning.

"I guess, I never really thought about being looked up to or idolized" Kushina said a bit stunned at having a fan.

The rest of the evening was relaxing since Naruto knew he'd need all of his strength tomorrow.

/Scene Break/

The next day Naruto woke up early though he knew from Jiraiya that he didn't need to get there too early. He washed up, ate breakfast with his family and did a bit of light training to warm up before he had to get to the training grounds. When he got there he found Sasuke and Sakura both leaning on the same training post looking half asleep. He wandered over finding a tree nearby and leaned against it. He pulled out the same book he had yesterday and began to read. It was a book on seals. Soon it was ten and Kakashi finally showed up.

"YO!" he greeted.

This startled both Sakura and Sasuke. Naruto looked up and waved at his sensei.

"You're late!" Sakura screamed.

"Yeah, about that. I got lost on the road to life" Kakashi said rubbing the back of his head.

"Lair!" Sakura shouted.

"Anyways, lets get started shall we?" Kakashi asked as his ears rang slightly from the high pitch sound.