Not sure why but I decided to write another chapter today. However don't expect a new chapter every day. Now with that being said I hope you all enjoy the new chapter, and don't forget to review if you have any ideas or comments on it.

"Speaking"

'Thinking'

"Demon/Summon speaking"

'Demon/Summon thinking'

"Jutsu/Attack name"

The week goes by in a flash and the day of Narutos departure has finally arrived. Shinobi from all over the country have come to see their hero off and everyone is wondering the same things. Just who will be able to go with him as well as when he will return. The wait is soon over as they see their blond hero making his way to the harbour. He is surrounded by many of his close friends however only Naruto himself and one other seem to have any luggage with them.

"Wow there's so many of you to see me off!" Naruto exclaims happily as he comes to a stop before the five current Kage.

"Of course there is Naruto. To everyone here you are a hero. You are also my greatest friend Naruto. We will all miss you." Gaara says as he holds a hand out. Naruto does the same and shake hands with his friend.

The Raikage stands there and looks at the young man who had bowed down to him to protect a friend so many years ago whom was now a man. "Just don't do anything stupid and get yourself killed out there kid."

With a quick laugh Naruto replies. "You should know the answer to that already." He then leaps up onto the deck of the ship and looks out over the crowd. "In the past I said I wouldn't die until I became Hokage. Even though I've become Hokage I have a new vow to make. A request from my sensei the late and great Jiraiya also known as the Pervy Sage!" He stops talking for the moment and waits for the laughter to die out before continuing. "The request he made of me was to bring peace to the world, and I refuse to die before the time comes that the entire world shares the peace our land has gained. From what I've heard the world outside this land in incredibly vast so this mission will take a great many years but no matter what I will succeed! So I want everyone here to enjoy life and continue to protect one another."

A young lady sighs as she jumps up to join him. "Nice speech Naruto-kun. Now just how is it we're going to run this ship with just the two of us?"

"Easy."

'Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!' A couple dozen Naruto clones appear across the deck and take up various positions. A couple of the clones raise the anchor and others raise the sail. "Now we're off!" All the Narutos simultaneously yell out.

After some time of sailing they eventually loose sight of the Elemental Nations and are out on the open ocean. The real Naruto was standing at the Helm keeping the wheel steady. Eventually TenTen walks up from below deck to stand beside him. "So Naruto-kun, just where is it we're going to first?"

A couple minutes go by in silence so she looks at him with a questioning look on her face. She then notices that he's still staring straight ahead and is sweating profusely. TenTen then sighs as she asks him another question. "Let me guess...You have no idea...do you?" She waits for him to nod before she opens a scroll which summons up a metal staff which is then used to knock Naruto off his feet. She holds the tip to his throat. "I can't believe I got talked into going out to sea with you. Sometimes I actually forget what an idiot you are Naruto-kun.

He laughs weakly. "Sorry about that. But I did ask the guys who were stocking the ship to leave a few maps down below. I thought that they had some but it seems they don't. I figured that we can just buy a bunch of maps and charts from the first island we come to."

She rolls her eyes as she removes the staff and reseals it. "That is a good idea I guess. Not that we have a choice at this point. Also I was wondering. Why did you want me to come with you?"

Naruto gets up and straightens his sage coat. "Its because we're on the open sea. Since your so good with weapons I figured that you'd be able to take advantage of the cannons so we could defend ourselves at a distance. Cause I don't feel like going into my Tailed Beast mode and using the Bijudama. And before you ask its because I don't want to use Kuramas power unless I have to, as well as the fact of turning into a giant nine tailed fox will probably scare the shit out of innocent people."

TenTen sweat drops as she imagines how terrified people would probably get at the sight of it. "Ya I see your point." She then runs up the mast and jumps into the crows nest. "I'm just going to stay up here for the time being. I'll let you know if I see another ship or island."

"Alright sounds good." Naruto yells out to her.

After an entire day of sailing the sun finally sets. Narutos clones take down the sails and lower the anchor since they knew that it was dangerous to sail at night..

TenTen jumps down from the crows nest and lands on the deck. She leans back as she stretches. "So who'll take the first watch Naruto-kun?" She asks.

"My clones will for tonight. Now I guess its time to figure out who gets which room." Naruto says with a small but tired laugh. "It's probably better if we figure this out now than later."

Ten Ten looks up in the sky as she thinks about it. "Hmm...If I'm going to be in charge of the cannons and other weapons I want a room closer to the armoury. Also another room so I can store my seals, and another for any rare weapons I find and another-"

Naruto sweat drops as he listens to her go on before he's forced to interrupt her. "One sec TenTen. You know very well that you don't need that many rooms. I agree about you getting a room closer to the armory however we each only get one room. We can share a room for storing and making seals alright? Besides I'm sure we will find other people who want to help us so they will need room for their stuff as well." He explains to her which she reluctantly agrees.

They then proceed to go to their respective rooms and don't come out until dawn the next day.

A couple of days go by without them seeing either another ship or an island. On the fourth day a massive storm hits making travel for them impossible since everyone of Narutos clones kept sliding into one another is forcibly dispelling one another. They eventually choose to just drop anchor and try and wait out the storm. The storm lasts throughout the day and continues until late into the night. They both decide to just go to bed and clean up whatever mess there is in the morning.

XxX

The sun was just starting to rise as Naruto steps out into the open air and takes in a deep breath. "Guess this is a feeling I've still gotta get used to. The smell of the open ocean." Naruto looks around to make sure there was no damage to the ship. 'Might as well let TenTen-chan rest a little longer before we head out in an hour or so."

Suddenly the faint sound of someone screaming for help fills the air. Naruto races to the crows nest to allow him a better view. He notices the form of someone desperately clinging to a chunk of driftwood. 'I wonder what happened to that person? Whatever the reason I better help.' He thinks to himself before leaping off the ship and landing on the surface of the water. Naruto dashes off in the direction of the shipwrecked person.

XxX

The person in question notices that the ship doesn't change direction and lowers her head as she seems to accept that she will die. "I guess they can't hear me. Man this sucks."

"What sucks?"

She suddenly looks up so see a blond haired man crouching down on the surface of the water looking her square in the eyes. She suddenly lets out a loud scream and lets go of her lifeline the piece of driftwood. "AAAAHHHHHHH!"

Naruto stands there a moment in disbelief as he tries to figure out whats going on he realizes that she isn't surfacing. "Shit don't tell me she can't swim." He yells out before diving in after her. He swims downward as fast as he can until he reaches her body and is surprised to notice she isn't even moving, just sinking with her eyes wide open.

He grabs her arm and races to the surface. One they reach the surface he quickly goes back to standing on the surface and he lifts her up and carries her bridal style as he makes his way back to the ship. But about halfway back she seems to regain semi-consciousness. Her gaze drifts from the hands around her to the water just below her. After seeing that she fully regains consciousness and lets out a scream and tries her best to get as far from the water as possiable...which just so happened to be on top of Narutos head.

With her struggling he stops walking and tries to calm her down but she eventually worms her way on top of his head and shoulders. "Umm...do you have to sit there miss?" He questions the soaking wet brunette on top of him.

"Of course it is! I despise water!" She yells out along with a hiss. She then looks around and only now realizes that the man she's sitting on was actually walking on the surface of the ocean. "Whoa what the hell? Just how are you walking ON the water?"

Not really sure how to explain this he simply replies with "Because I'm a shinobi. I've been able to do this for years. Now hang on tight...but don't choke me. I'm going to hurry and get us back aboard my ship." He waits for her to lean over and grip onto him before he takes off at full speed towards the ship. All the while hearing her scream in terror in his ear.

It wasn't until they reach the safety of the deck of the ship does she finally stop screaming and retract her nails from Narutos shoulders. She slowly crawls down from Naruto and steps down on the deck...which she then proceeds to kiss the deck.

The sound of someone stomping brings both Narutos attention as well as the young lady towards the door where TenTen kicks open the door. "What the hell is with all the noise this early in the morning Naruto! I swear if this is suppose to be a joke its not...funny." She yells our but trails off as she notices the soaking wet girl on the deck. "Ok what's up with the soaking wet chick?"

Naruto shrugs. "No idea. I noticed her clinging to a piece of driftwood out there and figured I better save her. Also umm...TenTen-chan?" She slightly tilts her head in wonder as he looks away with a tint of red on his cheeks. "Shouldn't you put something on? You could catch a cold being dressed like that."

"Huh? What do you mean by that Naruto-kun?" She asks before looking down and realizes that she's only wearing a pair matching red bra and panties. She covers up in horror and races back into the ship. "Dammit!" She screams as she runs back to her room.

"Well...I had no idea she wore those kind of undergarments." Naruto quietly says to himself as he tries to hid a grin.

"Just who are you guys?" Asks the young dark haired women.

Naruto points to himself. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki. A shinobi from the Elemental Nations. The brown haired girl you just saw is called TenTen-chan she specializes in weapons."

"Well it's nice to meet you Naruto-san. I'm Lisanna. Thanks for saving me." She says as she gives him a light bow to show her appreciation.

"Its no problem at all. Also if you don't mind me asking. Why are you out at sea if you can't swim? Not only that why did you just sink and not even struggle?" Naruto asks as he leads her inside so she can dry herself off.

She looks down as he hands her a towel. "Its because I ate a devil fruit when I was younger."

Naruto goes to sit down an a nearby chair. "Ok just what exactly is a devil fruit? I've only heard about it once from some marine guy named Aokiji. But nothing more than that."

Lisanna cringes for a moment at the mention of the marines but then begins to dry off. "When someone eats a devil fruit it grants them power in one form or another. However its also a curse. It makes us unable to ever swim again, we loose all power when submerged in the water so we sink like an anchor." She explains.

As she explains this TenTen walks into the room wearing her usual outfit and she's carrying a change of clothes with her. "Huh. So that's what it is. Also here you go. Some warm and dry clothes. And if you like you could take a quick shower to rinse the seawater out of your hair." TenTen says as she passes the clothes over to Lisanna who then thanks her.

Lisanna exits the room and heads in the direction TenTen gave her. TenTen then sits across from Naruto. "Well she seems nice. But I do feel kind of sorry for her. Being unable to ever swim again and being out on the seas like this. It must be quite hard." She comments as she leans back in her chair.

"Ya. I wonder what her story is? Oh I wonder if she knows the way to the nearest island?" Naruto says as he leans forward.

"That is a good point. We should probably ask her about that." TenTen replies.

They then hear a strange knocking noise coming from the deck. TenTen gets up and walks towards the door. "I'll see what's making the racket." She then heads out onto the deck and shuts the door leaving Naruto alone.

Naruto then gets up and walks over to the pantry in the kitchen to get a cup of what he believes to be the worlds best dish. The breakfast of champions...Ramen. He decides to make enough for three so the girls couldn't ever say that he was selfish.

Soon after he finishes making the ramen does Lisanna come out wearing a blue blouse as well as blue shorts. "Whats that strange smell?" She asks as she walks into the room with her nose in the air trying to figure out whats making the strange odour.

Naruto looks back at her with a grin on his face. "Its the greatest dish in the world. Ramen! I decided to making some for us." He says as he sets a couple bowls on the table.

She cocks her head as she stares at the dish. "This doesn't look like it was made with fresh ingredients." She comments.

"Ya sorry about that. I'm actually a terrible cook. This is actually just instant ramen. I hope its not a big deal." Naruto says as he scratches the back of his head. She shrugs. "No its ok. I can't be too picky since you saved me and all." Lisanna sits down and starts eating the ramen.

Moments later TenTen comes back into the room with a hawk perched on her shoulder and a letter in her hand. "Hey Naruto-kun. It seems the Kazekage sent you a message." She passes the letter across the table after she sits down.

Naruto takes then letter and reads it. Upon completion he bangs his head on the table. "Dammit" He says to himself.

His head pounding brings a puzzled look from both TenTen and Lisanna. He eventually stops and turns his head up to look at them. "It seems as though just after we left the Kage had another meeting. It seems like they decided that we need a couple more people to come with us. Apparently the Mist, Cloud and Sand have each chosen someone to go with us. But at least we don't have to head back for awhile."

"Who have they chosen?" TenTen asks.

"Just what on earth is a kage? Thats what I want to know. I mean hello, mixed company." Lisanna exclaims in annoyance about being the only one not knowing whats going on.

"The Kage are the leaders of each separate major land in our country." Naruto quickly informs Lisanna before turning back to TenTen. "Now Gaara didn't tell me who they were each sending. Something about it being a surprise. But he asked if we could head back in a couple weeks to pick them up."

TenTen nods in understanding before proceeding to eat her ramen, but halfway through she stops and looks back up at Naruto. "Um..Naruto-kun? Please tell me that we have more food than just instant ramen." Naruto freezes once again and doesn't reply.

She sighs before finishing her bowl then throws it at Narutos head in anger. "Dammit Naruto! First you have us set sail without any maps and no idea where we're going. And now the only food we have is this damn instant ramen? Seriously Naruto-kun, if you pull one more stupid stunt like this then I'll start throwing kunai at you!" She states with the final part being more of a promise.

"You guys don't know where your going?" Lisanna asks in a worried tone.

Both Naruto and TenTen reluctantly nod.

Lisanna sighs as she rests her head on her hands. "I guess I can repay you for saving me by helping you navigate for the time being."

Naruto stands up and cheers in happiness. "Sweet you have no idea how amazing that is!"

"It seems picking you up was a good thing." TenTen tells Lisanna in a teasing voice. "So where's the closest town?"

"Hmm...If I recall the closest town to here should be Orange Town to the southwest. It should only take about a day or so to reach it." Lisanna informs them.

"Well Lets get going!" Naruto says as he heads out the door.

Both TenTen and Lisanna just sit there and watch him. Lisanna breaks the short silence. "Is he always like this?" She asks and gets a nod from TenTen. "Unfortunately he is. Well we better head out there."

The two women make their way to the deck.

Just wanted to quickly remind you all about the poll regarding possiable relationships for Naruto. I made it so I know what you the readers prefer. And no I don't intend on every women on the ship to be in love with Naruto.