Chapter 3

It's only been a day in Sunagakure, and Naruto has already been called to see the Kazekage.

Naruto and Yuugao were both in front of a man behind shades.

"You who fixed the seal on Gaara. Why do you bother?" The man asked.

"I can't say for sure. Part of me just wanted to get rid of one of the worst mistakes in sealing one could make. Another part says it's because he's like me in a way."

"Then why come here?" The man asked.

"Training with my wind element. There's not many others where I'm from with the Wind Element, if any. I figured I'd come where they are abundant. That's the original reason we came here. Fixing the seal was a spur of the moment thing. I didn't know anything about it until I stopped those kids from picking on Gaara. The one word that caught my attention is something I don't like, not by a longshot: Demon. Did you know that Summons are a form of Demon? They're a much lower class, but they're still Demons. How else would you explain a talking weasel?"

Everyone else stared at him, even Yuugao. "Where did you hear that?" Was her question.

"Gondaba and Kyuubi. They both said the same thing, and Gondaba is a Summon. It's one of the lowest classes, but it's still a form of Demons. All Summonings are. 20 Story tall Toads? A normal normal doesn't even get 20 inches tall. What does that tell you?" Naruto asked.

"You've got a point there." The man behind the screen said. "If we teach you a few of our best Wind Jutsu, and even help you with Manipulation, will you provide the basis of a few demon seals?"

"With the work I saw on Gaara, you need that more than anything." Naruto replied. "I'm all for it. But Demon Sealing only, and nothing of Uzumaki Origin. You wouldn't be able to use those anyway, so I don't see a reason to give those to you. They react to an Uzumaki's Chakra."

There was a nod from the man behind the screen. "I look forward to the Demon Seals." Naruto nodded. "Baki!" A man appeared in front of him. "Teach him everything about Wind Chakra. Even the most closely guarded secrets. This is the least we can do for stabilizing the seal."

"Yes sir." The man replied. He turned to Naruto. "You're friend is here to protect you, is she not?" Naruto nodded. He looked at her. "You come, too. If only as a safety measure."

Naruto looked back at the screen. "Is Gaara still asleep?"

"Yes, he is. And not one incident since he fell asleep. He's still in the same spot, but he is alive. I have you to thank for that." Naruto nodded. He turned to Baki. "I already took some time to memorize the layout of the village. Where should we meet up?"

"You did that in one day?" Baki asked.

"I can cover wide areas in little time, and get every crack in the wall around it. I only went to find out where everything that a Civilian would need, nothing dealing with entrances or exits to the village, if that's what you're wondering. I learn pretty fast, and you'll find out one reason why pretty quickly."

"There's an abandoned Warehouse on the North Side of the village."

"Which one? There are 3." Naruto asked.

"Dead Center North." Baki said.

"Got it. See you in a few." Naruto fazed out.

"He's fast." Baki said.

"That's nothing. You should see him without the weights." Yuugao stated. "Last I checked was 3 months ago, and he had a total of 2,800 pounds on then. By now, he's probably got twice as much."

Everyone else looked at her. "I'm only saying what I know. He's done the impossible before. Why wouldn't he be doing so now?"

Everyone was silent. "Please, come with me." Baki said after 2 minutes. Yuugao nodded, and they both left.

-5 months later-

Naruto was coming out of the Warehouse. He had come to play with Gaara a bit, and they've gotten close. However, Yuugao and Naruto were nearing the end of their time to leave.

"Sorry, Gaara, but I've got to be leaving soon." Naruto said. "I can't stay here forever, but I know we're going to see each other again. Somehow I just know it."

"When?" Gaara asked.

"I don't know, but until we do, I only ask that you remember one thing. Killing does not make you a monster, if you do so with no other choice. Protect your family. Protect your friends. Protect those close to you. Do that, and you will be at your absolute best." Naruto told him. "Remember this for me?"

Gaara nodded. "I hope to see you soon, brother."

"Just remember. If the council gives you trouble, just do something I would do." Naruto smiled a Foxy smile, which he learned from the Kyuubi. Gaara returned it, but his had a bit of mischief in his eyes.

They left the gates. "Nimbus!" The guards looked at him like he was crazy. "Yuugao, you got a few books to read?"

"Yes, I do. 3 of them that I haven't gotten to yet, as well."

"Good, because you'll have a lot of time to read." Naruto said, as he jumped on the cloud that just arrived. Yuugao got on behind him. "Alright, Nimbus. To the Lookout!" There was a squeak, and they flew off.

The Guards were baffled. "How do they ride something like that?" One of them asked.

"I have no idea." The other replied.

-Lookout, 30 minutes later-

Naruto and Yuugao got off in front of the main building. "Here we are. Kami's Lookout. This way, Yuugao." They walked around and he showed every room except one.

"This is the room I'll be in while I'm here. Exactly 48 hours after the door closes, I'll need you to open it. Not a second later. If nothing's changed after it was destroyed the first time, then I wouldn't be able to be in here more than 48 hours."

"What good will that do you?" Yuugao asked.

"Why do you think it's called the Hyperbolic Time Chamber?" Naruto asked. "Time flows differently there. Come to think of it, I was wondering if there was a way to find out any changes. Maybe a control room of sorts."

"I completely forgot about that." Goku said. "It's on the upper levels. One I haven't showed you yet."

'You could've told me before.' "Looks like there is." Goku left Naruto's body and led him there. "This is it. I'm sorry I completely forgot about this room."

Goku looked around for a few things. He found a note with writing that was unmistakable. "Mr. Popo, you are a life saver." He read the note to himself. "Thank you, Mr. Popo. Naruto you can be in there for longer now. Apparently, the Time-difference has gone from a year for every day, to a month for every day. Every day you spend inside there, counting from out here, when you leave you cannot enter again for 2 months per day. All time calculations are based on out here. Meaning, if you're in there for a week out here, you wouldn't be able to go in there for 14 months, once you come out. There also is no longer a limit to the amount of times you can be in there, nor is there a max time anymore."

"Sweet. Looks like we'll be in there for what? 3 weeks on our end?" Naruto asked.

"That'll work for now. It'll give you time to adapt to everything, and even learn what we haven't taught you."

"3 weeks it is." He turned to Yuugao. "I'll be heading into the room. Hang out here for a while, read a book, stretch, but if you see a bean, only eat one of them. You'll be good for 10 days if you do." She nodded.

"3 weeks from today I'll open the door and call out to you." Yuugao said. Naruto nodded.

They went back down to the room Naruto was going to be in, and he went in. "See you then, Yuugao."

"Good luck, and don't die." Yuugao said.

"You know me better than that." Naruto replied, playfully. He walked through to door and found out it was a lot bigger than he thought. Goku left the body and looked around.

"Nice place. Looks like I remember." Goku told him. "Get back in there, Goku. It's time to try out that idea we came up with."

Naruto got into a bigger area. He made a handsign. "Shadow Clone Jutsu: Goku!" In a puff of smoke Goku appeared, and could be touched. "Sweet it worked!" Naruto shouted happily. They gave each other a high five.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu: Kyuubi no Kitsune!" Another one appeared in a puff of smoke.

"Thanks, kit. I'm glad it worked." The one to say this was female. Her hair was red, shoulder length. Her eyes were Blood Red with black slits. Her bust was a straight 34C. She was 5' 6" tall, with an hourglass figure. She was wearing a Blood Red battle Kimono, similar to that of a Samurai, though she had no weapon. On the back, there was a fox with 9 tails flowing behind it, with the Title Kyuubi no Kitsune embroidered below it.

"Hey Kyuu." Naruto said. "Alright, you said that you'd tell me about that deal you guys made once we got here. Well, now we're here."

"Naruto," Goku said. "The two of us may not be that good of a replacement, but we'd rather be your parents than just your teachers."

Naruto looked shocked. "You I can understand, but I didn't think she'd want that."

"I do." Kyuubi said. "In fact, it was my idea to begin with. We'll work out the details later. For now, we work on getting things done here. We may have a lot of time, but we don't have forever."

Naruto nodded. Goku warned him. "Once you leave the steps, you're basically in enhanced gravity. 10 times that of Earth. Meaning, watch your first step. It's a doozy. And you might want to remove your weights."

"Thanks for the warning." Naruto took of the weights and felt like a feather. He walked off, being careful of the first step off. It felt like his weights were put back on. "Whoa. It's like the weights just went back on."

"Told you." Goku said. "You had just gotten used to the weights. Now it's time to work on things in here, get your speed up to levels far beyond what you can before."

"I may no longer be inside of your body, but there are still traces of me inside of your body. As such you are still being healed when needed." Naruto nodded. "Alright, what's the first thing I'll need to know?"

Goku went through everything that was needed. "That's everything about the 3 styles I've come across. That's mine, Vegeta's and Tien's. I'll admit I don't know much about Piccolo's style, so I can't help you much there."

Kyuubi walked up to them with ease. "here's what I can tell you about the Kitsune style you'll be getting from me. You'll not only be representing him and his friends, but also me and the Kitsune." She went through everything, and even showed him the steps to it. "It's a little tricky, but I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to implement it with the others."

Goku nodded, and then showed him the rest of the movements from his friends. Naruto tried doing them, for a few hours and then slugged his way back. "That was a killer." He said.

"If you went last time we were here, then you wouldn't have lasted this long." Goku told him, as he laid down in bed.

"Now I see you weren't kidding or even sugarcoating it when you said Gai's training is nothing." Naruto groaned.

"And now you realize I didn't let you go in here back then for a reason." Goku retorted, earning a nod. Kyuubi slid into the same bed as Goku was. "Get some rest you two. You'll need it for tomorrow."

They slept for a total of 8 hours. Naruto woke up, Goku and Kyuubi doing so right after him. They bathed, though Naruto was a little embarrassed, he got over it quickly. By now he should be used to bathing with others, even females. They ate, and went out to train.

Goku and Kyuubi were slave drivers when it came to training they pushed him to his limits, and weren't afraid to rough him up just to get him to be better. This went on for an entire week, until he managed to get everything down, and started combining them all. He started using Shadow Clones as targets. He made probably 500 each time. There were 10 defenders each time, and the rest split into groups and attacked. The real Naruto stood back and watched the feedback come in. He started meditating after each round.

After another, Goku and Naruto stood out there, Kyuubi watching them.

"Alright Naruto. This is going to be a spar between the two of us. I'm not going to be pulling my punches, but I won't be going Super Sayian." Goku said. "Unless you manage to pull that out of your ass, at least. Then I'll follow suit."

Naruto nodded. They both got into their opening stances. Goku was in his usual stance. Naruto's stance was different. His feet were should width apart. His right arm behind his body, hanging somewhat limp. His left arm in front of his body, with his left leg towards Goku. He was a leaning backwards a bit, so his right leg was bent at the knee, at about 80*.

Goku decided to open up with a bit of trash talking. Naruto was oblivious to most of it, as it didn't faze him much. But that was before he mentioned a few select people. "You know, I'm pretty sure Ayame would be pretty good in my bed. What say you?" That struck a nerve with Naruto. Goku noticed the change in his face, and he charged. Naruto managed to block it.

"Say that again, and you will regret it." Naruto's voice held a lot of malice. Goku inwardly smirked, as he jumped back. "Say what? That Ayame would be a great fucker? Oh that's right. Her father would have to be dead before I could do that, isn't that right?" Naruto was getting even more pissed, and he charged.

Goku just barely blocked it. 'Speed and Power, check. Ouch.' He got back quickly. "Maybe I should kill off Old Man Hokage." Naruto growled.

Kyuubi shook her head. 'You never want to piss of a Jinchuuriki. He apparently doesn't realize that.'

Naruto's growl turned into a yell that seemed to pierce the heavens when Goku said one more thing. "Maybe I should go to Other world and erase your parents spirits, preventing them from seeing you when you do die one day."

That was the final straw, but Naruto had enough. His fingernails grew into claws, his hair grew a bit, but got spikier. His eyes were a pale green, with a Black slit in the middle. There was also a golden aura that Goku knew all too well. 'Oh shit. Now I've done it.'

"You threaten my family. You threaten Jiji. But threaten my parents, and you won't live to see another day." His eyes bore into Goku's soul. He charged Goku had to dodge. There was no way he could block an attack at that speed and strength.

'To think that got that much out of him, and he doesn't even realize he just went Super Sayian.' Goku thought. 'Oh well. He pulled that out of his ass, it's time for me to do the same.' He instantly went Super Sayian himself.

They matched each other blow for blow. Kyuubi had a hard time keeping up with the fight. The fight soon took to the air, and Naruto applied each and every move with precision, and accuracy. There was also a shitload of power flowing through it, and none of it was lost to the grace, speed, or accuracy.

They continued going at it for 30 minutes, and Naruto was on the ground, panting. "You think you've won this?"

"I got what I wanted out of it." Goku said. "Two things, actually. One was a good challenge. The other... for you to unlock the Super Sayian."

Naruto then passed out, and his features went back to normal. Goku picked him up and took him to his bed.

"That was a bit reckless you know." Kyuubi told him.

"True as that is, I had to get him to experience it. The Super Sayian responds to a need. You can't will it to appear. He's already accessed it, meaning now he has to learn to control it. I had to find out how he can activate it. Now I know. The only things to get a rise out of him is by threatening those precious to him. That seems to be the key for him to access it." Goku told her as he got into the bed. "It may not have been the best idea, but I've had worse ideas."

The next time Naruto woke up, he felt like he was hit by a pile of cinder blocks. "What happened?" Goku looked at him.

"What do you remember of what happened before you passed out?"

"Not much. I just remember that you..."

"Now don't get mad at what I did. The end result is what I'm curious about. You went into a Super Sayian state after the little comment about your parents, which I have no intentions on doing, by the way. Remember the feeling that came with those comments. Those feelings are what will bring the Super Sayian out again. You have to be able to bring it out at will. You need to learn to control it." Goku told him.

Naruto thought back to what was said, and his reaction to them. "What drove you to what you did?" Goku asked.

"Anger."

"What was the cause of that anger?"

"Family." Naruto replied. "Ayame, Teuchi, Jiji, and my parents. You threatened their existence. Their lives..."

"Protection." Goku said. "You wanted to protect them, did you not?" Naruto thought about it, and nodded. "You knew you couldn't take me down as you were, right?" Another nod. "You called a power far beyond your own. The Super Sayian responded to the call. Protecting those close to you. Your want to protect them when the odds say you'd die doing so. That brought it out."

Naruto thought about it. 'That actually makes sense.'

"Alright, first, bathing. After that, we eat and go for the next phase. Learning to draw on it at will." Goku stated.

There did that for a few days, and Naruto tried his hardest, but every time he succeeded, it was only for a few seconds. He then fell to his knees. On the 10th day, he managed to hold it for a minute. He passed out after that.

Kyuubi had been training herself, and even decided to join in on the fun. It took an entire month for Naruto to hold it for an hour. After that it came a hell of a lot easier than before. He could pull on that form instantaneously.

It was at that point Goku said that he had to focus on using Chakra like that. It was easier than it was before all that training. When he was in his normal state, Jutsu that was hard for him to pull off beforehand, was a simple matter. He even tried the Clone Jutsu, which Kyuubi showed him the signs for. He managed to make 20 of them.

Goku saw this and said the mirror image technique was highly similar. He continued trying to last for as long as he could, while also using Jutsu. His favorite were the Lava, Fire and Wind Jutsu. He even managed to create something similar to the Destructo Disk using Wind Chakra.

Goku and Kyuubi wanted to see it in action. "Alright then, show it to us."

Naruto nodded, and started swirling the Wind Chakra into a disk. "Wind Style: Wind Shuriken!" The spiraling Chakra went from over his head above his palm, to behind him and threw it as he would with the Destructo Disk. "That's the big one. I can make them smaller, and that takes less Chakra, but it's a little harder right now. That's like the Destructo Disk, right?"

"Aside from the fact you use Chakra for it, and it spins, that's exactly like it." Goku replied. "You did good with this one."

"I agree." Kyuubi stated. "Now let's see you perform that same move as a Super Sayian."

Naruto nodded, and went Super Sayian. He put his hand in the air and did the same thing. It was a little harder, but he still got it. He threw it and it exploded after a bit. "That's new."

"You added some Ki into that." Goku said. "That would seem to be why."

"I added Ki into it in my normal state, too. Maybe I added too much." Naruto told him. "I'll try it again." He went for another one, and it went out just as far, and it did the same thing as before. "Looks like I was... right." He passed out.

"Training till he drops." Goku said. "I admire his determination, but I'm beginning to think he's pushing himself to his limits."

"That's the Uzumaki Clan for you." Kyuubi said as they put him in his bed. "Determined to a fault. That Stubbornness is one of the reasons they got themselves killed. It's their greatest strength, but also their biggest weakness. It's strange how things work out."

Goku nodded as they got some rest.

The rest of the time Naruto was working on maintaining the Super Sayian state for as long as possible. It got to the point he could stay like that from the time he woke up to the time he went to bed. He dropped it sometime during his sleep, and that's the next thing they worked on. It took one week from then for him to stay as a Super Sayian for 3 days straight, and not revert back. Even with his training. He worked on several Jutsu, refining them, even creating a few.

It was now the final day. "Alright, show us what you've learned."

Naruto nodded as a super Sayian. He got in the stance for the Kamehameha Wave and fired it. He fired a few Energy Waves, followed by the Destructo Disk. He even performed the Dodonpa, and Special Beam Cannon. He even took the liberty of going through one of the Gotenks Originals. The Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack. They play rock-paper-scissors, after one game, one of them hit the other and they both exploded. Violently.

Naruto had one comment on that. "I love it when they do that."

"Now for chakra." Kyuubi said, earning a nod from the young Super Sayian. Naruto went through his Wind, Fire and Earth Jutsu. He then performed the Shadow Clone Jutsu, and made 50 of them. After that he used a few Lava Jutsu and got rid of them. After that, there was a whole mess of Lava in the fields.

"Nice makeover." Goku commented.

"Thank you." Naruto replied.

"Now for my Youki." Kyuubi said. Naruto nodded and drew on 3 tails worth. The cloak was there, and didn't do much to harm him.

"Wow, this doesn't hurt as much as I thought it would." Naruto said, his voice not even strained.

"Add one more tail." Naruto nodded and did so. "Still nothing."

'Four tails, and no pain? Unreal.' Kyuubi thought.

"Alright kid. You and me. Right here, right now." Kyuubi said before changing into her Fox form. "Let's see how long you can last fighting like that."

The fight lasted for 3 hours, and Naruto was just starting to wear down. He was exhausted, but not in pain. The cloak left, and he turned back into his normal state, panting.

"3 hours, combining 4 tails with Super Sayian. Not bad. Not bad at all." Kyuubi changed back into the human form she was in before hand. "He's good. If I'm correct, we leave here tomorrow. So clean up, and get ready to go."

Naruto nodded and slugged back to the bathing area, he relaxed and passed out in the tub. Kyuubi and Goku came in to find him passed out in the bathtub. They cleaned him up, got him dressed and put him in the bed. They fell asleep soon afterwards.

They woke up got ready, and went to the door as a group.

-outside-

Yuugao was walking to the door and checking the time. 'It's almost time to let him out. I'm beginning to wonder how much he's progressed.'

Yuugao got to the door and opened it, to find Naruto there, alongside Goku, and a Woman she had never seen before.

"Hey, Yugao." Naruto said. "I've come far, and I can only go farther."

The female looked at him. "Naruto, remember what I said about keeping your abilities a secret. Your knowledge is fine to show off while in the academy, other than that, only do what you are asked to do."

"If I may ask, who are you?" Yuugao asked the female.

"You know me as the Kyuubi no Kitsune. I've been helping him just as much as Goku has. He's grown a lot more than even I expected." She ruffled Naruto's hair.

"How are you outside of the seal, then?"

"Technically, I'm both inside the seal and outside of it." She replied. "What you see is a Shadow Clone of myself. This is something we came up with for me to train him from an outside point of view. By the way, we got him to learn the regular clone. He can also withstand 4 tails worth of my Youki and still be completely sane. For 3 hours, I might add. He passed out from exhaustion, not pain."

Goku nodded. "He's come a long way, there's no doubt about that. Hey, why don't you fly back while she rides Nimbus?"

"You think I could keep up with him?" Naruto asked.

"Why not?" was Goku's answer.

"Alright. Let's go." Naruto and Yuugao ran outside. "Nimbus!" The cloud come up to them. "I need you to take Yuugao back to Konohagakure. I'll be flying alongside you, so don't worry."

Yuugao got on. Naruto became a Super Sayian and jumped off, Nimbus following him. "Yahoo!" Naruto looked at Yuugao who was looking at Naruto in shock. "Something else I learned in there. Think you can handle high speeds?" Yuugao nodded.

"Nimbus, I'll race ya to the Hokage Monument!" He squeaked. "Ready, set," he was enveloped in a golden aura. "GO!" They were neck and neck, Yuugao was actually getting adrenaline from riding.

It only took them 50 minutes to get there instead of the usual hour.

-Hokage's tower, roof-

Sarutobi was staring at the Hokage Monument, wondering how things would have fared had he done the sealing, and not Minato. He then noticed a Gold and orange ball in front of him, heading towards the top of the monument. 'What's that?' "Dog!"

An ANBU landed next to him. "Head to the Monument. I believe Naruto may have returned."

"Sir." He left in a Shunshin.

-Hokage Monument-

Naruto and Yuugao were on top of the Monument, Yuugao panting, due to the loss of Adrenaline. "How can you not be tired?"

"Did you forget what I am?" Naruto asked.

"No, I just don't see how even that could let you go all that way this quickly."

"It's both of them. That's why. One alone can do that. When both are combined, the possibilities are endless." Naruto told her.

Dog had just come up to them. "Yuugao? Naruto?"

They both looked at him. "Dog." Yuugao replied.

"Hey." Naruto stated. "My guess is Jiji saw we were coming in?"

"He saw two lights. One of which he knew was the cloud. The other he couldn't identify." Dog replied.

Naruto shook his head. "Then he's not going to find out. Not until he sees why it was there in the first place."

"I believe the Hokage will want to see you both." Dog replied.

"Sure thing, Kakashi." Naruto said, making the masked man tense. "Figured as much." Naruto chuckled at that, before fazing out.

-with Sarutobi-

Naruto fazed in right behind him without making a noise or alerting him. "Hey Jiji."

Sarutobi turned around quickly, a Kunai in his hand. His wrist was caught by Naruto. "Sheesh, I didn't think you'd be so paranoid that you'd attack that quickly." Sarutobi noticed instantly that it was Naruto.

"Naruto?"

"Who else has these markings?" Naruto pointed to the whisker marks on his cheek.

"How did you get behind me so quickly, and without me noticing?" Sarutobi asked. Naruto just shrugged. "I guess you could say I wasn't even touching the ground. In fact, I'm still not touching it."

Sarutobi looked underneath him. He noticed the 2 inches above Naruto. "You're floating?"

"Flying, actually. There's a difference." Naruto landed. It normally takes an hour at least to get from the lookout to the village. This time it took a little under 51 minutes. I flew and beat Nimbus. Not by much, but I still won."

"You were the gold dot coming down?" A nod. "How did you master Hiraishin?"

"I never learned it." Naruto retorted. "In fact, that was just me flying at high speeds. The Golden Aura was something that only my male children would have. Females, for some reason can't get it. Don't ask me why, because I don't know. Neither does Goku."

Yuugao and Dog appeared in front of them. "Lord Hokage, I have most of his progress before the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, but aside from what happened in there, I know most of what he's learned. Unfortunately, I am under a strict code not to speak of any of it. All I can say is that there were 3 stops before returning. One was the old Whirlpool Island, where we came across the Lava Monkeys. They helped with a few things, then Sunagakure. Oh, and he fixed the seal of the Local Jinchuuriki. After he was done there, we went to Kami's Lookout, as he calls it. I was there for 3 weeks, but he was in the Hyperbolic Time chamber. One month in there is a day here. 21 days means 21 months of training for him."

"I have heard of what the Lava Monkey's did with Naruto. They have let the Tundra Monkeys know as well. As much as I hate to say it, they were not affected by those particular laws. However, even though you found out too soon, you will not be getting your inheritance for another few months, when you enter the academy. There is only one thing left for you to go to, and that is your Parent's old home. I, however, am not in the know of your Jutsu Roster, though I know it would be large."

"Sorry, Jiji, but I'm not going into it unless needed. There's a handful of things I know that don't even classify as Jutsu due to the fact Chakra is not used. Flight is one of them. I'm not using those unless there is no one for miles, or I'm going for a kill. Oh, and if you see a golden light, then that means that someone basically pissed me off beyond recognition, or I'm going up against someone that is far beyond me, as I am now."

Sarutobi nodded. "At least I know that you're safe. That's good in my book. How many times have you had to bail him out of anything?"

"Never." Yuugao replied. "Not once have I had to. Oh, and I did meet the Kyuubi. Turns out I was right. She's not as bad as we saw her that night. She appears to care for Naruto like I would a son. Goku also seems to act like a father towards him."

"Yeah, I know what happened that night, who my parents are, blame the Lava Monkeys for the parents, not Goku, and a lot more. Anyway, I've got to see Ayame and Teuchi. Later Jiji!" Naruto jumped off the roof and ran towards Ichiraku's.

"He's obviously gotten better." Sarutobi mused. "How much better would you say?"

"He managed to perform a perfect Clone after coming out of that room. Though, I was told he made 20. 500 Shadows Clones seem to be easy for him. Oh, and he can give Goku and the Kyuubi a body using a Shadow Clone. He said that on the way back, as that's how the three of them left the room together." Yuugao stated. "That's all I can say regarding accomplishments, aside from the fact he used 4 tails worth of the Kyuubi's Youki for 3 hours without damage to his body, or loss of mentality."

"3 hours?" Sarutobi questioned. "He shouldn't be able to survive that much at his age!"

"I am not sure how they did it, but they did, and that's all I know. Oh, he does have a tail. You could probably ask your summons about that."

"Yes, I am aware of it." Sarutobi replied. "I am not aware of what that tail symbolizes."

"Nor am I." Yuugao replied. "However, he does not need to be watched over by ANBU. He is more than capable of handling himself."

Sarutobi nodded. "I see. Continue to watch over him. He trusts you, so you can still watch over him."

-with Naruto-

Naruto came up to the counter. "Hey, Ayame. What's up?"

Ayame looked at him. "Naruto! Dad, Naruto's back!" Teuchi came from the back.

"Naruto? Is that really you?"

"Sure is." Naruto replied. "10 Miso Ramen, please."

"Alright, coming up!" Teuchi got to work while Ayame questioned him on why he was gone. He told it was training, and she should leave it at that. "You're not giving me much to work with, you know."

"True, but if I told you half of what I went through, you'd freak out. Especially, if you find out how I unlocked a new form regarding... you know, that."

Ayame nodded. "Fine, I won't bug you about it anymore." She crossed her arms.

"So, how's things in the village?" Naruto ask before plowing through his 8th bowl. Ayame told him what has been going on so far. Not much, but most of the village was wondering what happened to the Demon Brat, and those that talked like that at the stand were immediately kicked out.

"You went that far?" Naruto asked.

"Hey, you're like a brother to me."

"And you're like a sister to me." Naruto told her. "But that shouldn't stop you from serving customers. You'd go out of business like that. If they insulted you, on the other hand, I might take them down a couple notches."

"Why?"

"Because if you're threatened, my strength skyrockets. That in itself is dangerous. Add in a pissed off warrior, with a drive to protect those close to him, I can't say things will end well with them." Naruto stated. "If they ever hit the ground, that is." He finished his 10th bowl after that. "Thanks for the Ramen, Teuchi."

"No sweat, Naruto." Naruto put the money on the counter, with a little exchange. "The extra is thanks for helping me out all this time."

"Why give it as a thanks?"

"Because I'm not sure how often I can come with what I've got to go through, and I don't want to trouble you more than I have. I'll still come by every now and then, but remember I've also got to eat other foods. Ramen will always be my favorite, and Ichiraku's has the best Ramen, but I need balance in my diet. Something I haven't had at all due to a lack of suitable ingredients. Now, I can thank Jiji and Goku for the land and teaching me of farming, and hunting. That's all I've got to say on that. I'll see you some time, but don't turn away customers because they bad mouth me." He got off the stool. "But let me know if they insult you. I'll take them down a notch for you. I won't kill them, though. That is not what makes me who I am." He walked off.

"He really has grown." Ayame said. "More than anyone else could in that time."

"I see that, Ayame. He'd put your life before his happiness any day. If anything, I can see that." Teuchi said.

Naruto was walking to his old apartment. He saw someone there. It was Yuugao. "Hey, what's up?"

"Ah, Naruto." She replied. "Lord Hokage wanted me to watch over you just in case something happens. He is still worried about what Kyuu might do."

"If she wanted to take over my mind, she'd have done it already. Besides, they both say I'm better than most Jounin already. They know of my progress. They know better than anyone else. I even got the drop on Jiji, earlier."

Yuugao nodded, and they went inside. Naruto heated up some water with his Fire Chakra. "Kyuu knows she's not well liked in the village, so I still have to be careful about it. But when i go into the academy, I'm not going all out in practical. Just enough to pass. But academically, I'm going as far as I need to. I'll only do a Jutsu when asked, or if going for a prank."

"Don't tell me you've got one lined up." Yuugao said.

"I might." Naruto grinned. He then held up his hand. "I wonder who's in the Hyuuga Estate right now..." There was a small Chakra burst, Yuugao could barely feel it.

"What did you just do?" Yuugao asked.

"Two things: Shadow Clones, and Paint Seals." Naruto replied. "A Naruto Uzumaki original."

"You might want to go see Jiji. Tell him that I didn't go to the Hyuuga Estate, which I myself didn't. After I left Ichiraku's, I came straight here. I'm pretty sure that it just got it with a lot of paint."

Yuugao smiled at that. "You always seem to brighten things up."

"Naru, I want to see how you did it."

'hang on, Kyuu. I have a feeling an ANBU will come in here in 3...2...1... now.'

An ANBU got in there immediately. "Naruto Uzumaki, the Hokage wishes to see you." Naruto nodded, and fazed out. "Yuugao? What are you doing here?"

"I was talking with Naruto. He had gone from the Hokage, to Ichiraku's, then straight here. I watched him leave the Ramen Stand and managed to follow him all the way here. Why?"

"Well,somebody managed to paint the entire Hyuuga Estate a trio of colors, that change on a palette of 17 colors. Some are calling out his name, and Lord Hokage believes it was him."

"Well, I can tell you right here and now, it wasn't."

-Hokage's Office-

Hiashi Hyuuga was standing in front of Sarutobi, who was trying not to laugh, when Naruto fazed in. "You called, Jiji?"

"Yes, I believe you know about this?" Sarutobi gestured towards Hiashi.

Naruto looked at the shifting colors and snickered. "That supposed to be a new look? If it is, I'm not going to go for it. Who managed to pull this off? I gotta congratulate them for doing something this good."

It was at that moment a girl with dark purple hair came out from behind Hiashi's leg. Naruto knew she was there though. "Sorry, Jiji, I'm not sure how they did this. I mean, to get by their Byakugan they'd have to be fast without being able to make a sound, or using Chakra. Sure I fit the bill, but I wouldn't have had the time, or even gotten away from the ANBU in time to do all that. I mean, I'm not even back for an hour, and someone pulls this off? Either someone wants to start a prank war, or they're trying to get me to notice them. Could be someone trying to get me killed. You never know. Although, if I could take a look at what happened, I could try to find the source. Maybe recreate it, and trace it back."

"You would allow him to do that?" Hiashi asked.

"Naruto, what you say, is not exactly thrilling." Sarutobi said. "Nor is it inviting."

"I'm just saying. I know the best spots for pranking, and the best time to do so. Thing is, this would not be the best time to hit the Hyuuga Estate." he looked at a clock. "I would've waited maybe 2 hours from now before I hit it."

"2 hours..." Hiashi mused. "That's when they switch guard positions."

"My point exactly." Naruto stated. "I wasn't here for the last one, so I couldn't have gotten seals in there to activate it, and they would seem to be on high alert now, so they'll likely switch to one of the other Rotation shifts. I counted 3 total, but there could be more."

"How did you figure that much out?" Hiashi asked.

"Oh, I'm always looking for good pranking spots, and times. Now is not the one of those times for the Hyuuga Estate, which I assume is what was hit." Naruto replied. "I've got the best times for the Uchiha Clan, Hyuuga Clan, Inuzuka Clan, Aburame, I stay away from the Akimichi Clan, but I know how to get them if need be, Yamanaka Clan, I could even get some of the Civilian Councilors personal houses. Especially the Haruno. They have the worst security. The only one I think is on the council that I can't get would be an elder. That other old guy that comes in here from time to time, and you never seem to get along with, Jiji."

"Danzou." Sarutobi mused.

"Yeah, that guy." Naruto said. "He's the only one I haven't figured out where the hell he goes, but if you ask me he's hiding something."

"You said you can get into the Uchiha Estate without being detected right?" Naruto nodded at the question. "Well, I believe you may be able to help us out with a little problem that has come to my attention. I may just get you paid for this."

"What kind of services we talking about?" Naruto asked.

"We'll talk about it later." Sarutobi said, before turning to Hiashi. "I think we need to figure out who managed to paint the entire Hyuuga Estate in seconds, first."

"I may not be able to find the guy for a week, but I should be able to find a way to get rid of the paint." Naruto said. "That would be easier, and then it might make it easier for me to find them."

Naruto studied the paint on Hiashi for a few seconds. "I doubt soap would work here." A few seconds of more studying. "No way." Naruto said. "Whoever did this did something that not even I've done. This paint seems to be taken off with Alcohol. Small concentration, but other than that, Any type should do the trick. If it doesn't come off with just application, you might have to scrub it. I can't say for sure, but the chemical compounds used would suggest Application only." Naruto blinked a few times. "Damn those Monkeys are good."

"What are you talking about?" Hiashi asked.

"My question is, how did you learn something of that level?" Sarutobi asked.

"I was only with the Lava Monkeys for 3 months. They helped in that kind of stuff. I didn't think I picked it up so quickly, or that specific, to say something that I would've have had a clue what I just said beforehand. Now I pulled on that, at the drop of a hat. What does that tell you?"

Sarutobi and Hiashi blinked a few times, and then had the same thought. 'Damn those Lava Monkeys are good!'

Sarutobi had more on his though. 'They seem to have Enma outclassed when it comes to teaching.'

Naruto was thinking too. 'How the hell did I remember all of that? I mean, sure I was paying attention, but I didn't think I'd be able to pull on that information so easily.'

"It was the way they put it." Goku told him. "I mean, before that, I wouldn't have understood half of what you said. Yet, I got the entire thing. By the way, this is what you did to them?"

'That it is. And you really do need to scrub it with anything less than 30% alcohol.'

"So you not only turned them into walking eyesores, but also are going to have them smell like Alcohol for a few days?"

'Yeah, pretty much.' Naruto replied mentally. 'You like?'

"That's and understatement. How did you get in there, though?"

'I actually sent 5 Shadow Clones in there, hiding their presence completely, using Ki to mask the Chakra, and set up the seals in 31 different places and set them all to detonate. Not once did they catch me.'

"Naruto?" Sarutobi said, knocking him out of his conversation. "Why did you space out?"

"Mental conversation. Sorry." Naruto replied.

"About what?"

"How the prankster would have gotten in there. Remember, Kitsune are natural pranksters, so the Kyuubi would have some ideas on how, especially with my knowledge on how they work."

Hiashi was still in the room. "I'm basically at a loss at who it is, at the moment. But if they strike again, I can't say much else can't happen. I mean, I'll admit I was planning on doing something to them, but at least I was planning to wait for a few days before I did. Now it seems like I'll have to settle for something else. Maybe I can top whoever managed to do this. You know, send a message saying that I would accept their challenge, whoever they are."

"Lord Hokage, someone just managed to hit the Aburame Compound, knocking all their out." An ANBU stated.

"Okay, what the hell?" Naruto asked.

"What?"

'I had absolutely nothing to do with that one.'

"What do you mean?"

'They're not scheduled until next month.'

"Wait, you have a schedule for pranks?"

'yeah, don't you?'

There was no answer. "Okay, whoever is doing this is obviously sending a message." Naruto said. "Wait, is it Knockout Gas, or Multipurpose Gas?"

"Multipurpose gas?" Sarutobi asked.

"It's gas that has a different effect for different species, of any given animal. For example, for a bee, it could knock them out, but for a dog, it could poison them, and for a human, it would not affect them. The effects are too varied to call it anything else." Naruto explained.

"Come to think of it, the rarer ones are acting like love-sick puppies." The man said.

"Multipurpose gas." Naruto stated. "There's not much you can do there, but evacuate everything you can, and hope that they survive. There's no telling what it would do, and each batch has different effects on any given species, so it would be hard to track down... That is, if you didn't know what is needed to make it, or if you knew of the only 2 people in a 10 mile radius of the village that knows how to make it and sells it in small doses. Me, I make it, so I don't have much. In fact, I haven't planned on using it for a while. If they make it themselves, then it will be pretty hard, but I'm sure the two sellers could tell me. They are the only ones, aside from myself, that know how to make it to my knowledge. I'll see if they know anything, and try to track them down. I'd be willing to bet that whoever did that is either one of them, or they know who it is."

Sarutobi looked at him. "Where are these two?"

"I'm not at liberty to say. He has all his customers to swear secrecy on their locations, and they tend to move every 2 weeks. They're the best at what they do, and I'm not really comfortable doing this with ANBU tailing me. I tend to ditch them when I have to see them." Naruto stated. "Trust me when I say, it's not easy. This is best I go solo. No ANBU tails, or I'll knock them out. Maybe kill them. That's the reason I stress the term Solo."

"Alright. If you manage to catch this person, whoever they are, you can get paid for it, as this could possibly be a threat if they go too far. At least warn them, when you do." Sarutobi stated.

Naruto nodded. "Remember. No tails. Period. If find one, I'll knock them out, or if they were making attempts to hide themselves, I'll kill them, if they're true strength is above Chuunin level. Meaning ANBU is included." Naruto fazed out.

Hiashi stared at the spot he disappeared from. "How the hell is he so fast?"

"Training that apparently exceeds Gai's." Sarutobi stated.

-Northeast Forests-

Naruto was alone, and had yet to detect anyone following him. 'If I remember correctly, one of them would be around here, if I have my times right.'

A man walked out of the shadows. "So, Naruto. Where you been?"

"Training."

The man nodded. "What you looking for?"

"Information." Naruto replied. "Someone else got their hands on Multipurpose Gas. There are only two, aside from myself, that know how to make it. You're one of them. You have us swear secrecy for your locations. You don't swear secrecy to your clients. I'm looking for the one who has that kind of information."

"A girl in pink hair came by a week ago. Said she wanted to do something that would outrank your best prank. I simply told her that the Multipurpose gas could help. I simply told her I had some, but she said she'd rather make it herself. I told her the same thing I tell my other clients. Never give out my location, and you're good in my book."

"Any defining traits?"

"Green eyes. Similar to an Emerald. Forehead is huge. Aside from that, nothing else that would define her personally."

Naruto nodded. "No name?"

"You know I don't ask for names."

"True." Naruto paused. "I think I could use some of your old Sake Paint. That could help out in getting her back."

"You want to find her?"

"Why not?" Naruto asked. "She's one of the few that tried pulling off a prank, almost as elaborate as one of mine. It could've been timed a little better, but not by much, since the Hyuuga Estate got hit by one of my latest pranks. That's why I love my new Paint Seals."

"You got the money for it?" The man asked.

Naruto pulled it out of his pocket. "This should be enough for how much I'll need." They exchanged items.

"Pleasure doing business with you."

"Same here."

The man nodded and left in shadows. 'I've got to figure out how to do that myself.' Naruto thought, as he sealed the paint into a seal on a scroll. Naruto then fazed out, after checking the area again.

Naruto then found himself on top of the Hokage Monument, looking at the village. He had figured out during his trip he could channel Ki to his eyes and see for miles, so that's what he was doing.

'Okay, Pink hair is uncommon in the village. In fact, the only ones I know of are the Haruno Clan. I'll start in that area, and look around.' Naruto thought, before jumping off the monument towards that particular area.

Naruto kept his presence completely hidden. A skill he got from Goku. He was right outside the Haruno household. The one of Councilwoman Haruno. 'If there's any place to start, it's here.' He looked into the windows, and found out there was a young girl with Pink hair sitting at a desk with ingredients he knew extremely well. 'Looks like I found her. And it's Councilwoman Haruno's daughter. Who would've thought she'd be so rebellious?'

"You never know who's who, Naru."

'True as that is, I never expected this. Let's see... She's working on her next batch. Her target... Inuzuka Clan? Oh shit, that's got to be a good one.' Naruto continued thinking. It didn't take her long to notice that she was being watched, and turned to the window. She saw a shadow looking at her, and wink.

She rushed to the window to open it. She motioned for him to come inside. Naruto shook his head. Instead, he pulled a piece of paper towards her. She caught it with relative ease, and read it. She looked at him, and Naruto nodded. He then disappeared.

She closed the window and read it again.

I know you did the prank at the Aburame Estate, and you're planning on going for Inuzuka Clan next.

If you want my advice, I'd suggest you don't do this again. The ANBU are thinking it's shoddy at best, and the Hokage now knows that few people know how to make the Multipurpose Gas. Myself included. I'd lay off of it. Pretty good timing since the majority of the village was worrying about what happened to the Hyuuga clan. Yes, I did do that one, but don't tell anyone.

If you want to find out just what you're dealing with, should you want to start a prank war, Meet me behind the Hokage Monument in 3 days at Noon. If that is not your intention, and you wish to gain my attention, be at that spot in 4 days. Same time. If not, and you just wanted to prank someone, to see how it feels: Don't go for another one, and don't bother showing up.

The Prank King's Master

-4 days later-

Naruto was sitting in a tree reading a book on sealing. A girl came up to him, and it was close to noon. He closed the book as soon as she entered the area, and watched her. She had no tail, and neither did he.

"4 days, just before Noon." Naruto said, making her turn her head to him. He was still on the branch sitting. "Looks like you wanted my attention."

"Wow, it's really you." She said. She was dressed like a mini Sakura. "You said you wanted to see me?"

"It's about your prank." Naruto said as he jumped down to in front of her. "Aside from the timing, in regards to my prank, you couldn't be better. If you timed it like I would have, it would be about 30 minutes later, if not for the Hyuuga Clan. You saw an opportunity, and you took it."

"Well, I wasn't trying to outdo you. That would be impossible."

"Impossible is just a word, my friend." Naruto said. "What's your name? I know you're Councilwoman Haruno's daughter."

"Sakura." she blushed a bit. "Why?"

"Well, Sakura. I'd suggest you lay off the pranking for a while. Are you planning on going to the Ninja Academy?"

"Well, no..."

"Well, you'd do highly well in academics, not to mention trap making. A prankster's best friend happens to be his traps. When you add in stealth, speed and precision, you've got yourself a one of the best pranksters you can be. You need the smarts, which you have, the stealth, which you could work on, speed, not completely sure about, and precision, which you seem to have down. Becoming a Kunoichi is one way to gain what you're missing." Naruto stated. "Just don't get sucked into the crowd, and follow your own path, should you choose this route. It won't do you much good."

Sakura nodded. "I'm going for the next one, and if you wish to join, convince your mother to let you join."

"How did you find me?" Sakura asked.

"He has us swear secrecy on his location. He never swears secrecy on his clients identities. Never has. You found out about him, and he had a connection to me. You used that connection. I did the reverse, and got him to tell me of you. He may not have given a name, but the hair and eyes narrow it down to a select few. Throw in the Forehead, and I found you quickly." Naruto explained. "Another thing you may need as a Kunoichi: Information Gathering. It could help one day."

"Thanks for the advice." She replied. "And I'll consider it. No pranks though."

"By the way, I was planning on hitting the Aburame Clan next month. Now I have to change the entire pranking schedule. When you get to the Academy, should you choose that route," He turned around and walked off. "Play a few pranks after you learn the academy layout completely." He jumped and fazed out. Sakura watched him and had one thought. 'He's cool.'

She walked out of the area.

-Hokage's Office-

Naruto fazed into the office, right in front of Sarutobi. "Found out who it is, and her reasons behind her actions."

"4 days?" Sarutobi asked. "Couldn't you have done so faster?"

"Actually I found her 4 days ago, and used timing to figure out her motivation. Had she not shown up today, you wouldn't have to deal with her anymore. If she did yesterday, she would've been pranked 17 times before she knew what hit her, and then another 4 to 8 times, depending on her reaction, since she'd be too caught up in it to get out of it." Naruto stated.

"Then who was it?" Sarutobi asked.

"Her name is Sakura Haruno. Councilwoman Haruno's daughter. I still ensured she wouldn't go for any pranks unless she went for the Ninja Academy like I am, but even if she takes that route, she knows not to do anything until she knows the Academy Grounds down to the nail." Naruto told him. "I noticed that she got in and got out before anyone could notice, so becoming a Kunoichi, assuming she doesn't slack off, is her best bet. She's got the makings of a Trap Master, but her skills are severely underdeveloped. Pranking can help in that regard."

Sarutobi paled at that. "You mean..."

"If I teach her about Pranking, and, in turn, Trap Making, you'd have two of the best in the Elemental countries." Naruto said with a smirk. "You've already got one. You might get another one by the time we graduate."

"Well then," Sarutobi said, tossing a bag of money. "That is the equivalent of a C-rank Mission, since you are a civilian, but did us a good service. This next one, no one can know you're doing, and as such will be reported as a classified mission. Something I figure that you would like very much, and would make excellent use of your information on your objective."

"I'm listening." Naruto replied.

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Chapter 3 complete.

Okay, I cut it off here to be a complete and utter dick... Okay, I didn't, but that's what was going through my mind when I did cut it off.

What is Naruto's new mission? Why is it so secret? Why did I have to cut it off?

Find out next time on Son Naruto!