Naruto glared as he stood toe to toe with Jiraiya just outside the hot spring. He was so tired of this fight with him each and every week that he just wanted to kill him and be done with it sometimes! "You know what I am so tired of these damned weekly fights that I have to have with you! If you need research that bad do a clone and do the sexy jutsu! Or look at books like normal people! Stop peeping!"

Jiraiya glared right back at the kid. "You trained with me solo for how long? You know that I can't get inspired like that! But then again you wouldn't know anything about that would you goody goody. You don't know what it takes to get truly inspired!"

Naruto half growled as he glared harder and grabbed his clothes. "If it takes doing this to get truly inspired then I don't want it! I don't even want to know what you get out of it! Just stop! Grandma Tsunade keeps sending me to get your ass and I am getting tired of it!"

Jiraiya glared even harder though this time he had an evil smile. "That my dear boy is exactly why I do it. There is not all that much that you can do to stop me from doing my research ya know. I am not scared of you Naruto!"

"Are you scared of me you pervert?"

Jiraiya gasped and he froze in spot. Sakura. She had Tsunade's short temper and was even stronger than her teacher was! He was more than scared of her! He half smiled as he looked over his shoulder. "Hello Sakura. How are you doing today?"

Sakura glared at the old pervert. She was happy that Tsunade finally realized that sending Naruto wasn't doing anything cause Jiraiya wasn't scared of him in the least. So that was why she was there. "I am here for two reasons. The first is to deal with you, My Lady figured out that sending Naruto wasn't working in scaring you away from the hot springs. So that is one reason why I am here."

Naruto sighed and tightened his hold on the old man's collar when he tried to run from them. With an annoyed sigh he looked up at Sakura who was now joined by Lee. "What is the second thing Sakura?"

Sakura kept her eye on the old man that she was to beat to a bloody pulp. "Lee would you tell Naruto. I have a few new tricks to teach an old dog." Then she grabbed his collar from Naruto and drug him toward an alley not too far away.

Naruto and Lee watched with wide eyes as she disappeared behind the wall then flinched when they heard the screams of pain from the beating that he was getting from her. Naruto turned the same wide eyes to Lee. "And tell me the truth. Do you truly feel safe being married to her? I mean really?"

Lee smiled with pride as he stood tall and waited for his loving wife. "She is only like this when she is mad. I am extremely careful that I do not do such things that will make her mad Naruto. And as long as I am not the one who makes her mad then I am safe from such lessons as that."

"If you say so."

Lee laughed then turned serious as he turned and looked at Naruto. "Naruto, the second thing is that we are to report straight to Tsunade. As soon as the beating is over."

"What is going on?"

Lee cast his eyes down. "Right after we were told to come and take care of Jiraiya we were about to leave when Gaara and Hinata walked in. They had some sort of tapes with them and said that they needed everyone that had anything to do with Sasuke to come to there and then he would play them."

Naruto had been curious when he was told to go to Tsunade. And even more so when Gaara and Hinata were mentioned. At the mention of Sasuke that curious look turned into a heated glare of pure hate and anger. Now looking back he cursed all the time that he could have been training to be Hokage trying to chase him down and bring him home. When all it did was end in the death of someone who was like a little brother to him, Konohamaru.

Without a word he turned and walked off toward the Hokage Mansion. "Wait for Sakura Lee. I am going on to Tsunade."

Lee nodded then smiled. "One more thing Naruto."

"What is it?"

"When you get there don't go busting in being loud in the least. There is a surprise waiting for you there, and if you upset that surprise no one is going to be happy with you."

Naruto didn't even look back only nodded as he walked off. He was a far cry from the loud and rude kid he was. Even up to about two years ago. That was when everything for him changed and he grew up more than anyone thought that he would. He was a Jonin now and even up for a spot in the Anbu Black Ops.

He half smiled when he thought about how the loss of Konohamaru had changed not only him but others as well. Like Lee and Sakura. Sakura finally got over Sasuke, but not for him as he had hoped. She fell in love with Lee and they were married now for only a few months.

And they weren't the only ones. Shikamaru and Ino were married. Along with Choji to a girl named Risa. Neji and Tenten were married as well. Even Kiba and Akamaru both found mates as they call them in Yume and Mizuki. And even Shino found someone to marry from the Aburame clan named Fuuko.

A small smile played on his face when he thought about Hinata. He ignored her feelings for him all the time they were growing up. And when he realized that he wasn't going to get Sakura he realized that it didn't hurt him as much. And when he went to go find Hinata, that was when Neji told him that he was too late. That she had been meeting with Gaara and that her father gave permission for him to take her hand. And now she lived in the Sand as the wife of the Kazekage.

And that even changed the way that the Hyuga did things. They didn't put the curse mark on either Hinata or Hanabi who was now the heir to the clan. And that threw the elders for a loop. But now the curse mark was not to be used or given to anyone.

And that left only him and Sai. They were the only two that were still single. Though it didn't seem to bother him so much anymore anyway. He hadn't felt a connection with anyone really since Konohamaru died.

And he died at the hands of the one that Naruto fought to bring back to the village! He has refused to let his guard down to let anyone else in his heart anymore. He knew that if he ever did Sasuke would only use it to hurt him more. And he wasn't going to have any of it!

"Naruto are you okay?"

He hadn't even realized that he was outside of Tsunade's office until he heard Shizune asking him if he was okay. He shook his head and then smiled his same goofy smile. "Yeah I am just fine. Just wondering what Gaara and Hinata are doing here and why he and Grandma wanted me."

Shizune looked up at him with worried eyes. It has been two years since Sasuke killed Konohamaru, and yet whenever either are mentioned he always got that distant look in his eyes. A look of pain and remorse. Much like Tsunade did with her Uncle Dan and Niwaki. "All I can say is that Sasuke is showing just how evil he truly is. I will let Gaara and Tsunade tell you all the details. You, Sakura and Lee are the only ones that aren't in there yet."

"We are here Shizune!"

Naruto smiled back at Sakura. "Good to have ya. Now tell me what condition was he in when you left that perverted old bastard."

Sakura smiled proudly. "Right now the hospital is having a hard time untying his limbs."

Naruto laughed an odd laugh as he rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah always remind me that I don't want to piss you off alright?" Then he turned and they all three walked in Tsunade's office.

Once he was in the room he was taken back to another day about two years ago. The original 11 were their with wives in tow this time. Kakashi, Ibiki, Gai, Asuma, Iruka and Kureinai, all with their wives and husbands as well. Just like the day that he and Tsunade told them all that Konohamaru was gone and who did it.

"Naruto."

Hearing her voice he scanned the room and found her at her desk with an odd look on her face. "What is going on Tsunade."

But before she could say anything he jerked his head around to scan the room when he heard a baby whimper. He gasped and went wide eyed when he saw Hinata standing tall and proud next to Gaara holding a baby! After the shock sank in he made his way over to them with a smile. "Congrats you guys! Boy or girl?"

Gaara smiled with pride as he looked down at the baby. "He is my son. His name is Hikaru."

Naruto stopped right in front of them and looked down at the baby and softened his eyes. He had Hinata's hair, but Gaara's eyes. "You are just adorable aren't you?"

Hinata smiled up at him, then back down to her baby. "Thank you Naruto."

Gaara cleared his throat as he drew Naruto's attention back up to him. "You can see him more on another day. I don't mean to sound rude but we have some rather urgent issues concerning Sasuke that we need to deal with."

Naruto took on a look of steel hatred as he thought about Sasuke. "What is it."

Gaara held up two tapes. "I got these four days ago. He has sank to a new level of evil this time and he must be stopped and erased for good this time."

"What has he done?"

"He has a woman and her friends that he is holding captive. The friends are going to die and she is going to suffer a fate worse than death if we do not do something."