Chapter 3

Next day; Tsunade's Office

"So Shizune any changes in the brat's behavior?" Tsunade asked.

"I'm afraid not Tsunade-sama, he still seems depressed by something and refuses to tell me what it is." She replied furrowing her eyebrows. She was really upset when her surrogate little brother was sad.

"Any idea what might have caused that brooding session?" She inquired.

"I have no idea nothing unusual happened." She wondered, "Except for just a few visitors."

"Who exactly?" Tsunade asked furrowing her eyebrows.

"His teammate Sakura Haruno and her friend Ino Yamaka" She replied. Tsunade started to rub her temples.

"I can already get pretty good idea what occurred…god I hate teenagers." The Hokage wailed.

"Eh?" Shizune rubbed her back not understanding.

"It's simple both are hopeless fan-girl that drool over that Uchiha brat and when Naruto roughed him up a bit they jumped on him…and because that Haruno kid is his crush the blond idiot got all upset." The older blond sighed.

"Well but it still doesn't explain Tayuya's attitude." She added.

"You try to spend 24 hours with Naruto in a locked space without a ways or means to escape hehe…kidding well I don't know what upset our little hellfire but we will figure it sooner or later." She said.

"I guess. I will go check on them." Shizune informed and left the office.

"Ok now it sake time!" Tsunade exclaimed pulling out a bottle. There nothing as odd as sake in the morning.


Konoha's Hospital

'It's so fucking boring!' Tayuya groaned mentally as she looked at the white walls. She was even more depressed when she heard that she had to spend the next four weeks in casts. After their little argument neither Tayuya nor Naruto said much. All yesterday evening and today's morning was quiet. It was driving her nuts. Not that she enjoyed blond idiot's ramblings but at least it took her mind from more depressing subjects. But now all it was that damn silence. Even at one point Naruto even left the room via window without any word leaving her all alone.

"Hello!" Shizune called out ripping her out of her thoughts.

"Hey…" Tayuya replied absentmindedly.

Shizune looked around the room and saw Naruto's bed empty.

"Tayuya-san where is Naruto?" The medical ninja wondered.

"Beats me, he went somewhere some time ago." The redhead answered; "Probably to jack off to his pink slut's image." Shizune blushed at the thought of her little brother doing that. He sat next to Tayuya's bed.

"Now, now Tayuya-san that wasn't nice." She started gently, "Why were you so upset yesterday?"

"None of your fucking business now leave me alone!" She spat.

'This won't be easy.' Shizune sighed, "You won't make friends acting like that Tayuya-san."

"And who gave you the idea that I want friends?" She replied glaring at her, "I'm not like you tree fuckers to get all buddy-buddy with every single faggot."

"Well you seemed quite happy that Naruto tried to stand up for you when Tsunade was interrogating you." Shizune recalled smirking that she hit a nerve.

"T-That's none of your business whether I'm happy or not." Tayuya replied with slight shutter. Embarrassed she turned her head form her

"On the contrary as long as you're here it's my business to look after you." Shizune gently smiled, "Believe me you can't live your life like that shutting everyone out."

Tayuya started to get pissed off. Who the hell was this bitch to tell her how to live her life? She was about to give sharp response when she saw that genuine smile on her face and felt the warmth emitting from that person. The curses died in her mouth and were replaced by anxiety.

'What the hell is she doing here?' Tayuya mussed, 'It's not like I'm her fucking friend!' The redhead sighed, "Hey if I tell you why shithead was upset will you leave me alone?" She asked earning nod, "Ok, so it started when…" Tayuya summarized everything that had happened yesterday excluding the part when she started to cry too.

"I see but that doesn't explain why you were crying?" Shizune added confused.

"Hey the deal was that I tell you about Shithead not me!" Tayuya exclaimed making her sigh.

"Ok then, I thank you for that." The petite raven woman stood and walked to the doors, "But you know, if you want to speak about anything just tell me and I will come and listen." She left with smile.

Tayuya huffed, she hated nice people. They always pissed her off to no ends.


Ichiraku Stand

"Ahhh….one more old man!" Naruto exclaimed slurping his twelfth bowl of Miso ramen.

"Coming right up!" Old man Teuchi said walking to the back of the stand.

"So where were you Naruto? We hadn't seen you in past two days" Ayame the owner daughter asked. She immediately saw how Naruto's face fell.

"I don't want to talk about it, Ayame-neechen." The blond lowered his voice.

"Ok just tell me when you're ready." She said gently. Naruto smiled at her.

"Sure will neechan!" He replied. To tell the truth his visits here always lifted his spirits. The Ichiraku family always welcomed him here and when he was younger gave him food for free when he hadn't had the money to pay. Ayame had even patched him few times after the mob beat him up and consoled him after that.

After the argument or rather onslaught with Sakura he needed some positive feelings. After the count of the bowls or ramen rose to sixteen he decided that it was enough. It was time for him to go back to the hospital.

Just when he saw about to leave a stray thought hit him.

'Maybe I should take one for Tayuya? I should apologize to her properly.' The blond ordered one more Miso ramen to take away. He walked through the streets of Konoha followed by the usual glares. But his mind was far away now. He had so much on his head now.

The thing with his team in general clogged his thoughts, the Nine Tails, the Rinnegan, and last but not least Tayuya. He didn't even know how to start solving his problems. He sighed at least he managed to stop Sasuke from running to Orochimaru.

Deep in his thoughts he made his way to the hospital. The nurse in the reception glared at him but said nothing. Last time one of them dared to insult him Tsunade literally created the earthquake in hospital.

He walked to his room and opened the doors.

"Hey Tayuya-chan!" Naruto greeted. Again she growled at the –chan suffix but said nothing of it. "I thought that you would like to eat something different than hospital food so I brought you some Miso ramen."

She looked at him warily.

"How do I know it's not poisoned?" she asked.

"If you don't want it then I will eat it" Naruto said deviously.

"Wait!" She said quickly, the delicious smell already made her mouth water, "…Why did you bring me that?" She inquired with suspicion.

Naruto sighed and handled the bowl. Tayuya just took one sniff and immediate began to dig in eating it with haste.

"I was just feeling bad about what I told you yesterday and wanted to apologize properly." He admitted, "Besides you're bedridden and couldn't get one for yourself. "

Tayuya couldn't help but feel touched by his concern.

"Hey Shithead tell me why the hell you saved me? And why are you so nice to me?" She looked at him blankly, "I'm the one of those ninjas that kidnapped your fucking friend!"

"Well…" He rubbed his back, "I just had a feeling that you're worth saving, that I would regret killing you." Naruto said sincerely making her blush faintly, "And you are one of few people that don't hate me because of Kyuubi." He looked down on the floor, "And I thought that we might…be… friends… in… future." The blond stammered. Tayuya looked at him with wide eyes.

"Tsk right like that's going to happen." She snorted and saw his face fell.

"But why!" He whined childishly.

"Because, you're a loud hyperactive Shithead!" She snarled, "Being in the same room with you pisses me off!"

"Hey I'm nice to you and you treat me like garbage!" Naruto yelled offended, "Maybe you should respect me a little!"

"Like hell! Why the fuck should I respect you!" She yelled back.

"Maybe because I spared your life and brought you here!" He shouted in response.

"Hmph…" Tayuya crossed her arms turning her head form him. Naruto wanted to say more but deiced to against it. The girl was simply impossible.

'Another disappointment…' He though sadly and walked to his bed staring out of the window.

Tayuya looked at his depressed face discreetly.

To tell the truth she felt little bad about telling him off like that. He had a point that he saved her life. Not to mention he brought her that tasty food.

'But he's still Shithead….but maybe I should at least thank him for saving my life? I don't want to sound as an ungrateful bitch…besides Hokage like's him and it's probably not wise to antagonize her.'

She made her decision, "Hey Shithead!" That attracted his attention,"…I will say it only once so listen carefully…thanks for saving my life and for food." She chocked not used to thanking people. She saw how his face lit instantly and smile crept on his face, "But it doesn't change anything between us!" She added quickly.

"Ok Tayuya-chan!" He chipped quickly.

"What the fuck I told you about that –chan suffix!" She roared just in time for the doors to open. Tsunade walked in with a scowl on her face. Without a word she walked to Naruto and slammed her fist to the top of his head.

"Ow! What the hell you hag!" The blond yelled massaging his bump.

"What have I told you about leaving hospital without my permission!" The older blond exclaimed with a visible tick mark on her forehead.

"Buuuut baa-chan I'm already healed!" Naruto whinnied, "You know I'm always healing extremely fast!"

"That doesn't mean that you can leave this place without my orders!" She roared, "Now listen I have something for you." She pulled out a scroll and unsealed…a chuunin vest!

Cue Orchestra!

Naruto's eyes literally turned into stars and drool stated to leak out of his mouth. He jumped like a frog and tried to catch it but Tsunade quickly took it out of his reach.

"Giveme,giveme,giveme…." He blabbered with drool falling nonstop.

"Calm down brat!" Granny-san ordered, "I wasn't finished, you will be promoted after one more mission."

"Anything!" He yelled back ready.

"Ok you will have to take care of Tayuya and help her adjust into Konoha." Tsunade smirked maliciously. Naruto made a classic gold fish expression and Tayuya swore loudly.

"Oh fuck no! You won't…" She gasped.

"Actually I can and I did you're now a Konoha ninja on rank of a Gennin on probation." Tsunade tossed her a leaf headband, "And Naruto will be your caretaker."

"But but where will she live?" Naruto asked, "I would have to spend whole four weeks with her!"

"Oh that's not a problem." Tsunade smirked, "She will live with you." She told.

"WHAT!" They yelled in unison.

"Are you senile you old hag!" Tayuya yelled, "I will go fucking insane with him!"

"Yeah baa-chan! My ears already hurt from her dirty mouth!" Naruto added.

"SHUT UP BOTH OF YOU!" Tsuande roared making both teens swallow hard, "It's not like you have a choice! Naruto you brought her here so it's your responsibly and you my little hellfire are a former ninja of a village that is in state of war with us so I advise you to not test my patience! The amount of paperwork I had to fill to install you here was simply humongous!" She spat.

"So that's your mission you have to look after her for…hmmm let's say four months and then your both free." She silenced their protest with a glare, "Deal with it, now you have guests Naruto." She opened the doors and shouted."You can come in!"

After a few seconds group of people entered the room. Shikamaru Nara, Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara. The eyes of the first two traveled from Naruto to the other occupant of the room and froze. Simultaneously hands of the trio rose pointing at each other.

"YOU!" They yelled in unison.

"What the hell are you doing here you troublesome woman!" Shikamaru asked with a pained expression.

"Yeah I thought I finished you off with my attack!" Temari added.

"As if a hit from such a low-life garbage could kill me!" Tayuya yelled, "And you pineapple fag better get ready because and soon as I get out of these casts I'm coming for your loosened ass and your fucking sand whore too!"

"What did you call me bitch!" Temari roared.

"Not only a slut but dumb at that or deaf! Have too much of fucking sand in your ears?!" She spat.

"Ha, says the weakling that got beat by me!" Temari seethed.

"You won just because you sucker punched me you garbage! Had I faced you directly I would've fucking massacred you!" Tayuya growled.

"Wanna try now slut!" Temari roared pulling out a kunai.

"You'd better kill me mow bitch when I'm bedridden it will be yours and that shadow fucker's only chance!" She exclaimed.

"Don't drag me into this, you troublesome women. I want nothing to do with this." He sighed.

"Well too fucking bad, your knee deep in shit now!" The hellfire girl smirked maliciously, "You won't which day or hour it'll happen. So sleep with one eye open, because I'm coming for your fucking soul." She said darkly sending shudders down the lazy ninja's spine.

"I will keep that in mind." He said paling a little, "But how did you end up here?"

"Hehe that would be my fault." Naruto jumped in rubbing his neck, "After I beat Sasuke I found her buried under the forest and dug her out." Shikamaru face palmed.

"Didn't it occurred to you that she was buried for a reason there?" He asked incredulously.

"I'm still here you damn rat! That comment just earned you a damn kunai up your ass!" She growled.

"So Naruto, how did you defeat the Uchiha?" Gaara asked having enough of their dispute.

"Heh just used my awesomeness on him!" Naruto boasted hoping to hide his secret. Everyone sweat dropped, "It's not like he stood a chance against me from the beginning." Gaara looked at him with calculating eyes knowing that that wasn't the whole truth.

"Was that the same awesomeness that you used against me?" The sand shinobi asked. Naruto blinked understanding that he indicated that he use fox's chakra to beat him.

"Yup I'm just that awesome!"

"I see…" Everyone looked at them confused, "Good for you." Gaara said in his usual monotone.

"What are you talking about?" Kankuro asked, "I don't get it?"

"Don't let it bother you Kankuro it's a matter between Naruto and me." The darker redhead said calmly not missing a beat.

"Ok as you say so bro." His older sibling replied.

"So how long do you stay guys?" Naruto asked.

"We leave tomorrow morning." Gaara replied. Naruto looked pleadingly at Tsunade.

"Fine I will sign you out of the hospital." She sighed, "But try not to come back here within a week."

"Ok Baa-chan!" The younger blond said putting his jacked on. Everyone began to leave the room with Naruto as last, "I will visit you later Tayuya-chan." He smirked.

"What the fuck I…" Naruto didn't hear the rest because he slammed the doors shut.

"Much better…" The pineapple ninja remarked making them chuckle.

"You know Naruto she really is a piece of work." Tsunade said, "It was some time when I saw such a foul mouthed girl."

"It was actually the first time for me." Naruto informed, "Anyways Baa-chan how's Neji and Choji?"

"The operation was a success and now they're both recovering." She smiled, "They were very lucky."

"Yeah…" Shikamaru mumbled still feeling guilty about that out of all of them only he wasn't injured. He hadn't even counted his broken finger as injury.

"Hey, listen to me brat." Tsunade said attracting his attention, "Everyone's alive so stop moping around. Yeah you made mistakes but you're still young so learn from them, losing comrades is a part of a Shinobi life's so be happy that they just injured. And next time do a better job."

"Hai Hokage-sama." Shikamaru casually responded.

"Ok so now that's solved…have fun brats!" She waved at them and went to a different corridor.

"Ok guys so what do you want to do?" Naruto asked.

"I'm taking Shikamaru with me on a walk." Temari said dragging him away. He looked at Naruto with pleading eyes but it was already too late.

"Sorry dude but I already have a meeting planned." Kankuro smirked, "Konoha if full of lovely ladies, see ya later!" He also left.

So that left the two jinchūrikis alone. But that hadn't deterred Naruto even a bit.

"So Gaara what do you want to do?" The crazy blond asked.

"No idea…" The casual redhead answered in his usual monotone.

"So how about we go to my place and then decide?" Naruto and Gaara nodded in agreement.


Otogakure- Kabuto's Lab

Kabuto was working on his newest experiment with passion. His newest victim, a young male was screaming with passion.

"Now don't be like that, if I succeed you will be much faster and agile than you used to be." He said injection him with another suspicious liquid. The man roared in pain cursing at Kabuto.

His lab looked like a classic mad scientist lab. Dozens of jars filled with jars of various species, including humans filled the shelves. His desk was littered with notes of his future experiments some of the papers soaked in blood.

"Kabuto-sama…" A sound nin appeared via Shunshin, "Our scouts returned with a report."

"Proceed…" He said absentmindedly.

"Hai, the whole area was heavily under Konoha ANBU guard. They failed to retrieve the bodies of the sound 5. It appears that Uzumaki Naruto managed to stop Sasuke Uchiha from coming here." That caught Kabuto's attention. While being interested in the boy he knew that Sasuke was superior Ninja and should be able to defeat him.

'Hmm young Uzumaki is centrally an interesting fellow.' He considered with interest, "Is that all?"

"Yes Kabuto-sama." The sound nin replied.

"Good, dismissed." Kabuto said. The man bowed and left, "Hmmm, I need to pay more attention to that Naruto boy." The silver haired ninja turned to his patient and saw that he was dead, "I really need to pay more attention…oh well. I will try with the next one."


Naruto's Apartment.

"Ahh! Home sweet home!" Naruto announced loudly entering his house. It was a two room flat with a small salon connected with a kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom, "You want something to drink? I have some juice or water." He offered.

"I would like juice, please." Gaara asked. While the apartment seemed neat and clean it was painfully obvious that the furniture were old. The wooden floor was cracked in few places and the walls were quite dirty, he could see that it was repainted in a few areas.

All in all Gaara was quite shocked that his best friend lived in such poor conditions. Being a son of former Kazekage he was used to luxuries, even if he was former homicidal killer.

"Here you go." Naruto handed him a glass filled with orange juice, "So how's the things in Suna going?"

"To my surprise better, while people are still wary of me I managed to persuade them that I won't kill them any more out of blue." Gaara casually responded making Naruto's sweat drop.

"Good for you then, is Ichibi still causing problems?" He asked.

"He's the same as always but I'm not listening to him anymore." Gaara replied, "And it's all thanks to you."

"Nah don't sweat it, what are friend for!" Naruto exclaimed with a face-splitting grin, "I couldn't leave you alone with that, believe it!"

"T-Thanks…" Gaara replied overwhelmed by emotions, it was very rare; (Really Never) that someone so openly called him friend. And Naruto was one of those few people that did not looked at him like a monster. And Naruto was the only one who understood him.

"Naruto, words can't even describe how grateful I am for what you have done for me. If you ever need help in anything I will come." Gaara said smirking slightly, "Believe it…"

Naruto had tears in his eyes when he heard his catch phrase in Gaara's mouth.

"I will, Believe it!"

The duo started to chatter till the late evening, or rather Naruto was chattering and Gaara was listening, saying something from time to time.

At some point Gaara announced that he had to go because they are leaving early, and his siblings will probably wait for him to come back. Naruto walked him to his hotel and gave him friendly hug for goodbye. Gaara returned it somewhat awkwardly and bid him farewell.

Naruto as promised walked to the hospital to visit Tayuya. He promised to himself that he will fulfill that mission as best as could and will finally get promoted to chuunin. And maybe, possibly, somehow befriend the aggressive flame haired girl. He opened the doors to the room.

"Hey Tayuya-chan how did you…" The blonde's words died in his mouth when he saw the state she was in. Her lower parts were covered with blanked while her torso should be covered by hospital gown…the key word should! The said piece of material was now folded neatly on the chair next to her, leaving her torso visible. A bowl with warm water was placed on the other side of the bed and the sponge was currently in her hand. Tayuya was about to wash her breasts.

Time seemed to have freeze for both teens. Naruto's eyes were glued to the Tayuya's naked flesh. While the latter felt her face matching the color of her hair.

"…spend your day" He finished just in time do get hit by a wet sponge straight in the face.

"KYAAAAAA!" Tayuya screamed, "Get the fuck out of here you fucking limp dick pervert!" she roared. Naruto quickly obliged before she could find something more sharp to throw at him. He ran out of the room and felt his heart pounding five hundred miles per hour. His face went red instantly as he remembered her pink nipples surrounded by her pale skin breasts.

'Oh shit oh shit oh shit!' He panicked, 'She'll murder me! Maybe I will just visit her tomorrow hehehe.' He quickly ran to his apartment.


Inside the Room

'That little motherfucking…' Tayuya ranted for quite some time whishing all that is bad to happen to Naruto. She was beet red from embarrassment of being seen half naked, 'It's good that I started with washing the top.' She blushed even more not being able to harbor the thought of Naruto seeing her private area.

It had to be karma.

Shizune brought her the bowl with water but forgot the soap and said that she will be back in five minutes. And just in this fucking five minutes, the blond idiot had to arrive just in time to watch the show. She felt like screaming, that was supposed to be the guy she had to spend four months with. God really hated her. But that didn't spot her from thinking on ways how to get back on the blond


Naruto's Apartment

The blond boy was lying in his bed looking through the window. It was already darkening but he still hadn't felt tired.

'So boring…' He trailed.

'Then maybe you should start training?' Kyuubi suddenly said.

'Gya! Don't scare me like that!' He yelled.

'Whatever listen we will now speak about your training.' The nine tails informed, 'We'll begin from re-going all you should have learned in academy.'

'Oh come on! It was so boring, why can't you teacher me some cool jutsu!' The blond whinnied.

'Silence human!' Kyuubi roared, 'Power means little without knowledge! And I'll be damned if my container remains an idiot! Now you still have all those books from the academy yes?' Naruto nodded, 'Good make two shadows clones and make them read it.'

'But why two? I can make fifty and be done with everything in one night.' Naruto stated.

'Tell me why do you think shadow clones are labeled as kinjutsu?" He asked with sarcasm.

'Because it uses much chakra?' Naruto replied sheepishly.

'No you moron!' Kyuubi growled, 'It's because morons like you thought that if they make fifty clones and sent them to the library and make them learn all the things there and then dispel it and then think that they will be able to defeat S-rank-nin after two month of training. Do you know where in that sentence they die?'

'At the dispelling it part?" He asked meekly ready for another scream.

'NO you…what did you say?' The nine tails asked not believing that the boy got it right.

'I said at the dispelling them part." Naruto said with a little more confidence.

'Why do you think there, not fighting the S-rank nin?' Kyuubi inquired curious about his answer.

'Well, when I would learn too much in one go and my head always hurts and if you said that memories of learning from fifty of me came back to me all at once then the headache must've would literally kill me.'

'Maybe there is really hope for you after all?' Kyuubi mussed, 'Yes you got it right, your brain in that situation would simply blow up from the overload of information, that's why most of what you are capable to process for now are the memories from two clones.'

'But wouldn't it solve the problem if I dispelled the said fifty clones let's say one every ten minutes?' Naruto asked.

'No because your brain needs time to go through all that information. The higher your intelligence is the shorted the time needed to do that now I think you would need at least five to six hours to analyze all the information you receive but that is the moment when your Rinnegan comes into action.'

'How so?' Naruto asked.

'I was getting there don't interrupt me!' Kyuubi growled, 'In short it will increase your concentration and capability to memorize the information, making your work more efficient, not to mention when active it your chakra control increases too.'

'Wow it's so cool, hey what was that Banshō Ten'in? move I pulled?' Naruto asked.

'It's one of the most basic abilities of Rinnegan, by the way how did you know the name of that move?' The fox asked curious about that.

'No idea it kind of rolled off my tongue somehow.' Naruto rubbed his neck, 'So does it do anything aside from pulling things to me?'

'It pulls things as you said to you and you have one move that does the opposite to that. Shinra Tensei it push all things from you.'

'So cool! It could help me shield form any attacks!' Naruto chipped.

'Yes that is its main purpose, and there's one other move but it will take very long time for you to even think about mastering that skill.' He told him.

'So it basically it does three things?' Naruto asked.

'No it does much more, but for now only those moves are in your reach and it's pointless to talk about the rest for now. So you will use the Rinnegan to learn more efficiently and master the Shinra Tensei and Banshō Ten'in. Ok next your new diet.' Kyuubi added.

'And what is wrong with my current diet!' Naruto shouted.

'Shut up! For starters eating damn ramen all the time is not really healthy and you will need proper nourishment to support your accelerated growth. So a proper balanced diet is absolutely necessary to maintain your human body.'

'Hey I wanted to ask something about that accelerated growth thing.' Naruto wondered, 'How much would you age me?'

'Until your body psychically reaches the age of twenty.' The fox replied, 'Like I said I tripled your growth speed so it will take about two years to reach that age.'

'So I will age six years in two? I don't think that's a good deal I don't want to be a old man so fast!' He yelled.

'Idiot I will slow down your growth to normal after that. Besides you're an Uzumaki so it's not a problem for you.' The fox added.

'An Uzumaki, what do you mean?' Naruto asked.

'It's for me to know and for you to guess.' The fox replied.

'Asshole…' Naruto muttered.

'I'll pretend I didn't hear that, now you will go tomorrow to buy some vegetables and other healthy crap.' Kyuubi instructed with a sigh.

'I won't be able to pay for all of that, remember that because of you, everyone overprices me.' He replied.

'Then Henge into someone.' Naruto's face palmed.

'Why hadn't I thought of that!' The blond exclaimed.

'Because you're an idiot, now make two clones and make them read those books with an active Rinnegan, but don't forget to make them turn it off if you have some visitors. Now go to sleep brat you will have busy day tomorrow.' Kyuubi said and fell into silence.

Naruto made two shadow clones as instructed.

"Ok guys activate your Rinnegan." Naruto ordered. The clones followed the order. Their eyes turned from sky blue to a very light purple with circular rings inside, "Wow that's a really cool! Way better than Sasuke-teme Sharingan. Ok now go through the books from the academy guys…' Naruto paused thinking which ones, "…the ones about Konoha's history and the ones about chakra control."

"Come on boss that's boring!" One of them complained.

"Just do it! It's an order!" Naruto snapped. They began doing it with groans. Naruto felt satisfied and went to sleep thinking about how cool tomorrow would be.


The Next Day

Naruto cursed himself for the tenth time since the morning. The day started terrible. Kyuubi woke him up at six and ordered him to dispel the clones. He did that and was hit with a massive headache because of the information overload. After being berated for dispelling them simultaneously, Naruto went through the excruciating training regime.

He had to do four hundred crunches, squats, pushups three times before breakfast. After that Kyuubi sent him to buy necessary groceries under a Henge. He was surprised to see that he managed to by all food he needed and still have some money left. After buying all disgusting, (Read Healthy and Nutritious Food) Kyuubi continued to torment/train Naruto.

After the shopping he ordered him to run around Konoha and after that he once again had him do sit ups, squats, and crunches but in a larger amount. After that he told him to eat meal rich in proteins and carbohydrates to supply his body with necessary energy. When he finished Kyuubi told him that he have a two hour break.

Naruto decided to go visit Tayuya and bring her some ramen as a peace offering. This time he knocked.

"Who the fuck is it?" She yelled a muffled reply. Naruto gently opened the doors.

"Hey Tayuya-chan…" He said meekly, "I…" The blond was interrupted when a knife pierced the wall next to his head.

"Get the fuck out of here you damn pervert!" She shouted.

"Hey I'm sorry I didn't know that you were naked" He blushed remembering the sight of her bare breast, "I brought you some ramen…"

"You think that you will buy my forgiveness with some crappy food!" She spat. Naruto ignored the jab at his favorite meal.

"Look I told you that it was an accident ok? I'm really sorry for peeking on you." He said honestly, "I don't know what else I can do to apologize but I also won't beg for your forgiveness." The knucklehead more sternly told her.

"Tsk, fine." She said but was also a little surprised to find that Naruto wasn't a spineless pussy after all.

"So how was your day Tayuya-chan?" He asked making the volcano girl sigh.

"How do you think it was? I'm rotting all day in this fucking bed with nothing else to do than stare at a damn wall." She sneered.

"You know I can bring you some magazines or books if you want?" Naruto offered. Tayuya was somehow touched by his concern.

"I would fucking like that." She replied in her usual fashion.

"So what do you like to read?" Naruto asked. Tayuya blushed slightly there's no way she would tell him that she liked romances stories.

"Hmm, maybe choose some damn good adventure book you know in Princess Gale movie style." She said.

"You like princess gale movie?" He asked flabbergasted.

"Yeah it's so badass, I love that movie." Tayuya said.

"Ha, what would you say if I said that I personally knew Koyuki Kazahana?" Naruto said.

"I would call you a fucking liar…" The redhead pointed out, "No way would a nobody like you would know her!"

"Hey! I helped to save her country once!" Naruto yelled offended.

"Yeah right…" Tayuya mumbled.

"I have a photo where she kissed me!" The blond exclaimed.

"Sure you do…" She just decided to go with his imagination.

"Wanna bet!" Naruto challenged.

"Fine! If you lose you will be my slave for a week!" She said with a malicious grin, 'Poor fool I will teach him not to lie to me.'

"Fine and If I win you won't swear for a week." Naruto proposed.

"It's a fucking deal!" He and Tayuya shook hands, "And you lose moron, no fucking way you have photo like that" Naruto made a shadow clone and sent him for this photo. After ten minutes it came back with a photo and showed it to Tayuya. The girl had to collect her jaw when she saw the princess kissing a sleeping Naruto.

"No fuc…." She started.

"Language Tayuya…" Naruto said with a face-splitting smile. Tayuya pouted angry that she lost.

"Fine but how the f… it happened?" She asked.

"Well it started after me, Sakura-chan, and Sasuke-teme went to see the newest Princess Gale movie…" Naruto told her about his adventure in the Land of Snow. Tayuya found herself listing with grasped attention. She even caught herself anticipating what will happen next, she had to admit that Naruto was quite a good story teller.

Before they knew it two hours have passed. Tayuya was surprised to admit that she had fun listening to his story.

"And after the party we went back to Konoha." Naruto finished.

"That's quite a story Shit…" A glance from Naruto made her stop, "Naruto of course unless you're shitt…fooling me." She scowled at his grin, "Just wait when this…not nice week is over!"

"Until then, no swearing Tayuya-chan." He said with a smile, He noticed that her usual scowl was replaced by the look of fascination for the duration of the story. Naruto had to admit that she looked much cuter when she wasn't scowling. But he would never tell her fearing for his well-being.

"Well I have to go now." Naruto said. He missed how her face visibly fell," I will send a clone with those books and magazines you wanted."

"Thanks…" She muttered.

"See ya!" The blond called out and left the room.


After Naruto left the hospital Kyuubi ordered him to make two more clones and send them to learn the stuff from the academy again. Then he told him to go to the Forest of Death.

'No way that place is creepy.' Naruto replied.

'Don't complain brat, it's secluded enough for you to safely train your Rinnegan powers.' Kyuubi said. Naruto complied with the order albeit begrudgingly. He managed to sneak around the guards and went into the dark and evil forest. He ran for some time until he had found a small clearing. It was surrounded by humongous from all sides and cut by a small stream. It was covered in grass and small flowers.

'This place should be good, now make fifty clones and make them practice leaf concentration exercise.'

'But won't it kill me if I start dispelling them?' Naruto asked.

'No because it's a physical thing not mind one, so it got nothing to do with your brain, shadow clones are particularly handy with training muscle memory and teaching you right habits.'

Naruto nodded at his explanation and make fifty clones and make them do the leaf exercise. In short you just had to make leaf stick to you using your chakra. For a person that mastered tree walking and water walking it should be easy….

All his clones failed at the first time.

"I am really pathetic…" Naruto mumbled to himself looking at his struggling clones.

'Now you see what I was talking about?' Kyuubi asked rhetorically, 'You're lacking the solid foundations to be good shinobi.'

'But you know what I have in excess?' Naruto asked.

'Don't care.' The fox replied.

'Determination to never give up!' The blond said undeterred. Kyuubi had to admit that brat had the point. No matter what world threw at him he didn't break apart. It was something that fox could never understand.

'Whatever now listen activate your Rinnegan and start practicing Banshō Ten'in!' The fox instructed.

'How?' Naruto asked.

'The same way you did with that accursed Uchiha!' The fox spat at the Uchiha name with disgust.

'But I don't know how I did it then it was kind of instinct.' Naruto replied rubbing his neck sheepishly he heard the fox sigh.

'Just find an object you want to pull to you and then concentrate with your eyes and concentrate on the object and…when you want it to come to you, I can't explain it more simple than that.' Kyuubi stated.

Naruto looked around and found a medium sized rock. He extended his arm towards it and tried to move a rock but to no avail.

'It's not working!' He whinnied.

'Just concentrate more idiot! Image that the rock is Uchiha, remember that feeling!" Kyuubi said. Naruto followed the instructions. He imagined the rock was actually Sasuke's face smirking at him with superiority. He recalled the feeling of rage and how he wanted to bring his face close and punch the living shit out of him. Naruto wanted it to come to him.

To his utter surprise rock started to move to him slowly. First it rolled down the ground but when Naruto concentrated move it started to float to him faster and faster.

"Yatta! I did it!" He exclaimed pushing his fist into the air, "I'm the greate…" He was interrupted when the rock hit him square between the eyes." OWWWW!" The blond clutched his abused face.

Kyuubi roared with laughter.

'That's not funny!' Naruto exclaimed with tears in his eyes.

'It's your fault for loosing concentration, anyways do you understand it now?' The nine tails asked.

'I think I do?' He tried again and this time rock moved within the first try.

'Good now practice it for next four hours.' The fox said and fell silent. Naruto followed the instructions and for next few hours practiced pulling objects to him. He discovered the more chakra he used the heavier object he could lift and pull to him. It was quite a fun thing to do. He could now get something that was even one hundred feet away from him.

At some point Kyuubi spoke again.

'Someone's coming, turn off your Rinnegan now!' The orange fox ordered. Naruto did that just in time for an arm to wrap around him from behind and a kunai to cut his cheek. Soon he felt warm tongue lick the blood from his cheek.

"Mhmm, still as sweet as I remember." Anko Miratashi purred. She was a Kunoichi working in the Torture & Interrogation department or T&I for short. She had light brown pupil-less eyes and shoulder light violent hairs styled in a short spiky fanned-ponytail.

She usually wore light brown overcoat with a fitting mesh body suit that stretches from her neck down to her thighs. She also wears a dark orange mini-skirt, as well as a forehead protector, a small pendant that looks like a snake fang on a thick cord rather than a chain to prevent it from being easily torn off in combat, a wrist watch, and shin guards. She also wears a dark blue belt around her waist that connects to her skirt that has an appendage-like sash.

"AHH! It's the crazy snake-lady!" Naruto exclaimed trying to wriggle free from her grasps. A vein popped on Anko's forehead at her supposed nick name.

"It's Anko you little runt." She lowered her kunai to his groin, "You'd better remember it." She said sweetly. Naruto nodded eagerly praying for the sharp object move from his groin. She let him go, Naruto immediately moved to create some distance, "So what you were doing here brat?"

"I was training." Naruto replied instantly.

"You know that this area is forbidden to stragglers." She said twirling her kunai in her hand.

"Yeah but it's secluded so I could train in peace." He replied and immediately cursed his stupidity.

"Oh? And what where you training that you needed such privacy?" She moved closer and Naruto could see her voluptuous curves under her coat.

"Errr…my Taijustu?' He shuttered. Anko instantly knew that he saw lying.

"Really? And what are those clones doing?" She asked.

"Leaf concentration." He replied hastily.

"Hmmm," She rubbed her chin, 'The kid is lying and hiding something and since I have some free time, hehehe.' She grinned, "You're lucky brat! Now the sexy and single Anko Miratashi will test your skills!"

Naruto didn't feel lucky at all.

"Hehe I think will go pass on this offer." He turned around and wanted to run but dozens of snake wrapped around him.

"Has no one taught you that saying no to a lady is rude?" Her smile widened, "And that snakes can enter your body and eat you from the inside?" Naruto paled, "Now be a good boy and take your stance."

Naruto listened and took a basic academy stance.

"I'm ready." He said.

"….What the hell is that?" Anko asked.

"My academy stance?" Naruto replied confused.

"It's all wrong who the hell taught you that?" Anko gasped. She couldn't believe that he was released from academy with such a flawed stance, "You can get killed with something like that!"

"Mizuki-teme he was Taijutsu teacher…THAT BASTARTD!" Naruto shouted realizing that he was purposely taught wrong stance. His face fell in depression. Out of the entire academy the only teacher he liked was liked was Iruka. But even Iruka warmed to him in the last two years. How many things have been taught wrong to him?

Anko looked at the kid with hints of sadness she precisely knew who he was and what he held. No wonder that teachers hindered his growth. He was hated by whole village and was treated like trash…just like she was with only one difference, Naruto was hated even more.

The reasons for the hatred for her were from her former teacher Orochimaru. After he betrayed the leaf people started to openly demand her execution as a fellow traitor. She proved her loyalty over and over but the hatred still remained. She always wondered why she never appeared with the blond brat. He surely could understand her pain better than anyone. After all they were hated by the things that were independent from them.

She shook her head; it was pointless to think about spilt milk. Maybe she could help him a bit just this one time.

"Don't mope around brat…if I recall your sensei is Kakashi?" Naruto nodded, "He should've corrected your stance?"

Naruto snorted.

"He just taught me tree walking and nothing more." Naruto said shocking Anko, "He spends most of his time by training Sasuke-teme." He muttered depressed, "He even abandoned me just before the chuunin exams to train Sasuke and left me with Ebisu of all people." Anko cringed at the mention of the shades wearing Jonin, "It was good that I managed to find Ero-sennin to teach me something."

"So you mean that you were left with virtually no solid training at all?" She asked incredulously. Naruto nodded, "And you managed to survive with no skill at all till now?"

"Hey I have skills!" The blond exclaimed.

"Oh then how about showing them to me?" She asked, "I bet you couldn't even scratch me!"

"Fine! But If I win you will…." Naruto thought about what could she possibly have that could be of use to him.

'Make her train you!' The Kyuubi suddenly yelled, 'She could teach you a few useful things like Taijustu!'

"…train me!" He shouted.

"Hmm never had a student before, but fine but if I win you will pay for my food for a week." She licked her lips in anticipation of her free meals, "Ok brat let's do! You can use ninjutsu or whatever you want." She teased.

"All right Multi Shadow Clone jutsu!" He shouted and Anko found herself surrounded by an army of Naruto clones, "Get her!" The crowd rushed at Anko with a roar.

She just smirked.

"Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu!" She took a deep breath and started breathes fire at the clones. She started to turn around annihilating all the clones around her. When she stopped she noticed that she massacred half of his clones. Deciding to have some fun she let them approach her.

Instantly she pulled kunai and started killing them one by one. As his stance indicated they boy had no real hand to hand training and just swung his fist and legs at her wildly trying to again advantage by the sheers of numbers. But she had none of that. She methodically dispelled clone after clone using her Hebi style.

Naruto sent wave after wave at her but nothing seemed to work. Her moves were fluid at so fast that he couldn't follow them. She seemed like she wasn't trying at all. He saw that she didn't even break a sweat. It alarmed him that she slowly was getting close to him.

"Ok I got enough of that!" He created a clone and started creating the Rasengan. When he was ready he dashed at her.

Anko saw him approaching and noticed the blue orb in his hand.

'Better to avoid that…' She thought and waited for him to come closer. Just seconds before Naruto's Rasengan connected she had side-stepped and undercut him. Naruto fell to the ground with his Rasengan hitting the ground.

"Woah!" Anko exclaimed when she saw the explosion. The earth shot into the every direction so she had to shield her eyes from that. A large cloud of dust obscured the view of the blond ninja. Anko feared that the brat might of killed himself.

In that case she had to immediately hide his body or at least make it look like accident so she won't be blamed for it.

Luckily Naruto crawled of the self-made crater dirty and dusty.

"Phle…" He spat the dirt from his mouth.

"Sen'eijashu!" Anko snakes shoot out of her sleeve and wrapped around Naruto immobilizing him," You lost brat." She said happily.

Naruto hung his head in defeat a wave of depression washed over him. He realized that the fox was completely right about everything. He was a pathetic ninja if he could be called ninja at all. If she was an enemy he would be dead by now.

Anko's smile fell when she saw how depressed he became. The usual bright blue eyes were now dull and full of unshed tears. She let him go and he limply fell to the ground. His head hung down and he was staring at the ground.

"Hey don't get to depressed brat I'm a Jonin after all." She tried to cheer him up," It's not a shame to lose to someone stronger than you."

"It doesn't matter; I just realized how pathetic my skills are." Naruto almost sniffed, "I really survived up until now by luck."

Anko sighed, she hated dealing with brats. She pitted him alright but she wouldn't also pet him and tell that everything will be alright, things never work that way in this world.

"Then what you will do about it? Bitch and moan about it?" She asked.

"NO!" The blond roared with anger rising in him, "I will become a great shinobi!" He yelled not sure if he tried to convince her or himself.

"Hmm, you're an interesting brat but now take me to my delicious dinner!" She chipped.

"Ok…" Naruto said with fake anime tears.


Dango Restaurant

"One more!" Anko shouted finishing her twelfth stick of dango. The restaurant she dragged Naruto to was small but cozy. It was kept in light brown and green colors with small tables and with small pillows to sit on. She waited impatiently for another round of her favorite meal.

Naruto could almost feel how his wallet got lighter and lighter. On their way they argued what is better, ramen or dango. Ultimately Anko won the dispute by threatening his manhood. After that the duo started to chatter idly. Naruto found that his pranks always amused Anko especially the one with painting the Hokage monument. Anko on the other hand was surprised to hear that her entrance at Chuunin's exams was cool, she rarely got that.

Naruto was in the middle of telling her story of one of his pranks when she suddenly interrupted him.

"Wait, why the hell did they take your weekly allowance?" She asked.

"They said that it was to cover the damages I caused." He replied.

"Then how did you survive without money? She asked.

"You would be surprised what you can find in a garbage can in the back of the restaurant like this one." He answered casually.

The stick with dango froze half way to Anko's mouth. Her mind was unable to process what he just said.

"What did you just say?" She chocked suddenly losing all appetite.

"I said that I survived going through the trash cans of restaurants." He replied, "You don't even realize how much food is wasted."

Anko felt like puking. She could recall that in the past she saw him a few times going to the back alleys of where restaurants were where she ate. But she hadn't though much of it then…

Her stomach twisted when a wave of guilt washed over her. There she was sitting happily eating at the expense of a guy that had to eat from trash to survive, she completely her lost appetite.

Again like in the forest she felt even guiltier for never approaching him. Maybe she could give him some help…at least now she would.

"Ok brat I think I'm done." She said.

"Then I'll go pay." He started to pull his wallet.

"Hide it I'll pay." She interrupted.

"But…" The blond tried to argue.

"No buts wait for me at the entry." She instructed and went to the counter to pay. Then she left the restaurant, "Ok brat that will be it for today, see ya tomorrow." She informed.

"Tomorrow?" He asked confused.

"Of course, we'll start training then." She stated.

Naruto eyes widened to the size of the saucers and almost bulged out of his skull. He yelled in happiness and jumped at Anko hugging her tightly.

"THANK YOU ANKO-SAN!" He exclaimed attracting attention from the entire street.

"I get it, now get off!" She said blushing from embarrassment, "See ya later." She started too walked away but noticed that he followed her, "What are you doing?"

"Jiji always told me to walk a lady home." Naruto replied with wide smile but she could detect hints of sadness in his voice.

'He must mean Sandaime Hokage.' She thought sadly, "Ok fine…" The duo started to walk towards Anko's apartment chattering idly. They both ignored the mutters of the villagers about demons and snake whores.

When they arrived they felt a tad disappointed that the pleasant conversation had to end.

"Ok brat be here sharp at eight in the morning." She warned, "Don't be late!"

"I won't Anko-sensei!" He saluted with a big smile and went back to his apartment. Anko was looking as he walked away and smirked.

"You better not cause you will go through hell otherwise." She giggled.


A/N

Ok that's it for now. I hope you enjoyed it. Now I want to explain few things.

Shadow Clones- I read dozens fics where shadow clones were really abused. It seemed like the answer to all problems and with them Naruto could in ridiculously short time fight on pair with S-rank nin. Well you won't find that in my fic. There has to be limitations somewhere.

Naruto's Power Level- First of all it's not over 9000. Second I absolutely won't make him god like, he will struggle to be a good shinobi because of the years of negligence.

Naruto's Personality- I will try to keep the Naruto like in cannon for some time. He will be loud and obnoxious but later he will mature a bit, but still be the Ninja we all know and love. I don't believe in over-day change in personality.

Bashing- I won't out right bash certain character but point their faults and made a certain confrontations to make them realize it

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