Hey everyone!

Thank you to all those who follow my story and add to their favorites. It has been a while since I have posted anything and I surprisingly still receive emails that people are following it.

There is a reason that I have not been posting for a while. In all honesty I did not know where I wanted to go with with this story. I knew the basics but I never figured out how everything would line up. But I have corrected that and can't wait to get on with the story.

Also, I went back and looked at my first three chapters and I have to say I was very disappointed with myself. I had to go back and fix a lot of errors and fix a few things that didn't make sense.

If you are planing on rereading the first three chapters again to remind yourself what happened then you will probably notice a few changes I have made.

But enough about that, onto the story!

Enjoy! I do not own Naruto... I really wish I did though...


xX Raikage's Office Xx

Naruto sat uncomfortably in his chair across from the Raikage.

The two sat in the Raikage's office, the Raikage behind his desk, arms crossed and Mabui standing next to him. The man was menacing to say the least. He was a tall dark skinned man with a massive muscle build. He wore his hair back and had a small mustache with a beard. He also wore two gold bangle bracelets on each of his wrists.

It was hard for Naruto to get comfortable as the Raikage stared him down in his seat with an intimidating look on his face. Naruto would have swept the slight bit of sweat off of his brow but his hands were restrained behind the chair with ninja wire. 'I don't know why they are restraining my hands, they already have a seal on me, and this guy looks like he could kill me with one punch!'

The silence between the three was finally broken after a few minutes when Naruto laughed slightly "uhh… hi?" he said with a strained goofy smile.

The Raikage didn't respond immediately, instead taking a few more moments to stare the blonde down. "The report said that one of my shinobi brought you in unconscious and bleeding horribly after he saved you from two S-rank shinobi." Naruto slowly nodded to confirm what he was told. "I then read in reports when my ninja searched your supplies they found one of the legendary swords of the hidden mist, hidden in a storage scroll. So tell me boy," he asked as he released a miniscule amount of killing intent, "how is this not suspicious?"

"Uhhh…" was Naruto's intelligent reply. "What do you mean Raikage-sama?"

"The shinobi who you fought were Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki, two S-rank missing-nin. You have no headband to signify which village you are from. All we have is your word that you are from Konoha and you have a banishment seal burned along your tongue."

"Did anyone check over the legitimacy of that seal on his tongue?" The Kage asked his assistant next to him.

"Hai Raikage-sama." Mabui replied. "When he was brought in uncouncious he was checked over by Medical nin and also by one of Kumo's seal masters. Theirs is no doubt that it is real and active."

"Is there anything else I should know Mabui?"

"Well when I mean the seal is active I don't mean it only stops him from spilling secrets." The Raikage lifted his eyebrow in curiosity as Mabui continued. "The seal master also informed me that the seal can be remotely detonated and explode like an explosive tag, killing him instantly."

"WHAT!?" Naruto started to struggle uncontrollably in his chair. 'THAT BASTARD PUT AN EXPLOSIVE INSIDE MY HEAD!?' Oh if Naruto got the chance he will make sure that Danzo innards and spine were ripped out through his asshole.

"Calm down boy." A barely raised his voice but it had enough force behind it to get the banished Genin to stop squirming around in his seat. Facing the blond again, A continued. "Let me explain something to you. The reason why you were found was because one of my shinobi sensed the Nine Tails chakra when you used it to defend yourself. Jinchuriki, shinobi with tailed beasts sealed inside of them, are an extremely valuable asset to a hidden village. Now tell me, why would Konoha banish their Jinchuriki, and the one that holds supposedly the strongest biju?"

"I was deemed too dangerous by the council in my village." Naruto replied, anger clear in his voice.

"Of course Jinchuriki are dangerous boy. They can be unstable if not trained properly. Where you not trained in your village how to use your biju?"

The blond shook his head. "I didn't even know I had it inside me until I graduated from the academy. I only found out because a ninja from my village tricked me into stealing a scroll and then tried to kill me after he told me what I was." He was sure if Mizuki wasn't able to tell him he would never have found out. He could even see it on Sarutobi's face that he regretted he knew. He would have most likely died in the field without ever finding out.

A shook his head. "Well, that is pathetic. A Jinchuriki should be trained to protect the village they hail from." Slowly the story of the suspicious Genin before him was coming together. "Now, tell me why Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki were after you and how you ended up on the outskirts of my village with one of the swords of the hidden mist."

"They were after the fur-ball inside of me." Naruto replied. "Both of them are part of a group called the Akatsuki, a group of nine I believe, and their goal is to collect all the biju for some unknown reason."

This was knowledge that privy to a few Konoha shinobi until Danzo shouted it to the whole council. But Kumo still have not heard of them so when Naruto explained who they were, The Raikage was definitely surprised. "So a group of S-rank criminals will be coming to take two of my shinobi away?" the Jinchuriki nodded in reply.

Before continuing, the bulky Kage jotted down a few notes. "Is Konoha the only village that know of this group, and if so, why weren't any other of the villages notified?"

"Umm…. I think only my sensei and the Hokage were supposed to know and according to what my sensei told me he only just found out who they were. Somehow some old guy on the council also found out and was able to convince the civilian side of the council to banish me because the Akutsuki were after me."

A nodded his head took a few more notes. "Now tell me how you got the blade of Momochi Zabuza."

'Zabuza…Right! Sword-guy!' Naruto thought. He then tried to explain his mission to the Land of Waves, but the inside of his mouth suddenly went numb. When he tried to force the words out of his mouth his whole body froze, muscles tightened and a sharp pain was starting to grow in head.

The Raikage and Mabui watched curiously as Naruto's body locked. "Naruto, are you ok?" Mabui asked as she reached out and touched the boy's shoulder. As soon as her hand rested on his person, Naruto visibly relaxed. He slowly turned to look at her, his eyes dull like he was exhausted.

"What happened?" Naruto asked quietly, his voice rasp.

"The seal," A stated. "You must have tried to talk about something that Konoha considers a secret. This proves the legitimacy for the seal. I assume that if he tried to force the information out anymore the seal would have activated. Is there anything that you can say about how you got Zabuza's infamous blade?"

"Land of Waves. I got the sword from the Land of Waves where it was buried at Zabuza's grave." Naruto said a little louder. He was slowly starting to recover from the shock of Danzo's seal.

'The new editions of the Bingo registered that Momochi Zabuza was dead and that it was a Konoha team that killed him' A thought. 'The seal must restrict him from talking about missions that he knows of or has been on.'

This was all a little too perfect. The Kyuubi Jinchuriki is banished from his village and is dropped on them. With him he brought the knowledge of a terrorist group made of S-rank that will be coming after two of his shinobi and he brought one of the legendary swords of the Mist. And above all, as it was explained to him by Mabui, the blonde Jinchuriki wants to join their ranks.

A was never a man not known to take risks though. Weirder things have happened in the shinobi world than this situation and why would he not take the chance to add another and the most powerful Jinchuriki to his forces!

"Boy, you said you wanted to join our village correct?" He received a nod in reply. "Mabui, fetch Yugito for me, she should be in the building."

"Hai Raikage-sama." She replied before leaving.

Nartuo's eyes had widened when the Raikage asked him if he said he wanted to the join the village. 'Are they going to accept me!?'

"I will allow you to join the village" A stated. Inside Naruto's head a chibi version of himself was jumping for joy. "We do not trust you though." The chibi Naruto deflated a little. "The fact still remains that all of this is still extremely suspicious and I have to take into account that this isn't some ploy by Konoha." A may be one to gamble, but he never did without making sure he had a good chance at being victor. "So, you will be watched by one of our Jonin until we deem you trustworthy and loyal to our village."

Again, the chibi version Naruto was jumping around for joy inside is head. 'Yes! I have a village that will take me in and train me! And all I have to do is prove my loyalty, I can do that!'

"You will be given the rank of Genin but will not receive your head band until your loyalty is proven. I'll also assign you a team to be part of when the Jonin watching you gives their first report tomorrow."

As if on cue, Mabui with a female Jonin behind her entered the room. Mabui took her spot next to the Raikage as the other stood right next to Naruto.

She had long, straight blonde hair bound with taut bandages and dark eyes. She wore a short-sleeved black and purple blouse and black pants, both with similar designs of clouds on them. She had purple fingerless gloves and a chain of white beads that hung around her left hand.

"Yugito, I have a mission for you" A said. "I'm sure Mabui filled you in on the way here about the boy sitting next to you?"

"Hai Raikage-sama" She replied. Her demeanor was very professional.

"Good. You will be watching over him 24/7 and will be training him since he only has rank of Genin. I want a report tomorrow morning of his skills and then a report weekly of his actions. I will assign him to an already active Genin team and you and the Genin team's active Jonin leader will lead the together. Though when things turn for worse on a mission the Jonin commander of the Genin team will be shinobi in charge. Am I clear?

"Hai Raikage-sama."

"Will I need to find you a new place to stay or is there enough room for him to stay with you?"

"There should be sufficient room."

"This meeting is over then, you are both dismissed."

Yugito nodded in reply then proceeded to remove a kunai from the kunai holster attached to her thigh and cut the ropes that tied Naruto's hands behind the chair. Said blonde got up and comforted his wrist. Not saying a word, Yugito motioned for Naruto to follow her which he complied and the two left the room.

After they left not two seconds later A's right hand man entered his office.

"Darui" A said addressing said man.

"Raikage-bosu" Darui replied. Darui was a fairly tall dark skinned man with shaggy white hair. He wore regular Kumo flak jacket and tattoos for lighting and water on his shoulders. "Was that the kid B found outside the village?" He received a nod in reply. "So what's he all about?"

"He's the Kyuubi Jinchuriki. He told me of a group of S-rank criminals who will be after our two Jinchuriki and we wants to join our village because he was banished from his."

Darui's eyes widened. "So what did you do?"

"He will be joining B's Genin team."

"Bit of a risk don't you think?"

"Yes but Yugito and B will watch over him and they will be able to handle anything he might throw their way."


xX Hokage Office Xx

Tsunade was sleeping on her desk, using the Konoha charter as her pillow, drooling and had a bottle of sake in one hand. She had spent the whole night trying to find a loophole in the charter that would allow her to get rid of the pain in the ass civilian council. She also wanted find some way to overrule the council's decision on Naruto and she was sure there was some way she could.

The only problem was that the charter was extremely boring.

It took all her strength to read the first few village rules. The charter wasn't simply a written list; it was a giant ass book and every rule had a mass amount of details written about them! Why and how her grandfather had put so much work into this she will never know.

Of course Tsunade had turned to drinking while reading. The multiple sake bottles littered on the floor was proof of that.

How else was she supposed to keep herself entertained?

She was able to wake up though when she heard a knock on the door. Getting up and wiping the drool off her face Tsunade called whoever in and Shizune poked her head through the door way.

"Tsunade-sama?" she asked before palming her face when she saw the empty alcohol bottles. 'I thought I had taken those away from her…' "Shikamaru is here to see you."

"Send him in." Tsunade replied as she organized the mess of papers on her desk.

Shizune motion the young Nara was allowed to enter and then she took her leave.

"Shikamaru, I haven't seen you since that day in the hospital. What brings you here?" Tsunade said now looking little more professional… well as much as you can with empty sake bottles everywhere.

"I've been doing some research Hokage-sama…" Shikamara stated quietly. The fifth Hokage raised her eyebrow at the Chunin's unease; he is usually calm and collected. "Permission to speak freely?"

"Granted."

"Well I've done some research to find out why Naruto so hated amongst the villagers."

'Ahh… So that's it' Tsunade thought to herself 'He understands how touchy this subject is. For a rookie Chunin the boy seems to be way to damned smart like all other Nara.' "Care to explain what you found?"

"Well it actually not that hard to figure out why." He said standing up straight like he was giving a mission report. He may not have been giving a report, but any questions he wanted to ask he wouldn't have gotten if he acted like hiz normal lazy self. "I first went around asking the villagers about Naruto and all the answers I got were hateful comments about the 'demon.'" The revulsion in his voice about how the villagers treated the blonde was clear. "And since the word demon kept popping up I decide to go do some research at the library about demons that have attacked Konoha, specifically the Kyuubi."

He hoped he wouldn't have had to explain more since it was quite obvious what he found from there but Tsunade nodded her head for him to continue, and with a sigh, he did. "Well I researched the records about the Kyuubi attack on the village and from there it led me records about the other tailed beasts in the Elemental Nations. As it turns out, you can't kill a tailed beast; you can only seal them away. Naruto is the jailor of the Kyuubi isn't he? It was sealed inside him by the fourth Hokage."

Tsunade didn't answer for a few moments. She put her hands together and rested her chin on the bridge with she made with her fingers. "Well, seems you have everything worked out" she said with a small smirk. "And knowing that Naruto jails the Kyuubi inside of him doesn't change your view about him?"

"If anything I respect him more," the Chunin replied. "He dealt with such hatred from the village and was still nice to everyone and had your back no matter the situation? It's a surprise he didn't turn cold."

"Most of them do." Tsunade sighed heavily, "The Suna Jinchuriki was proof of that. So, is there anything else you have to tell me?"

"Well I have one other theory. Naruto is the son of the Fourth Hokage."

There was a long moment of silence between the two in the room. It was making the pineapple haired Nara uncomfortable as the Hokage stared at him and her slight smirk never leaving her face.

'I wonder if she is getting a laugh at making me feel uneasy like this' the young Nara thought. 'Troublesome women…'

"Well I'm surprised you figured that one out also." She finally said.

"Well it wasn't that hard to figure out really" he replied. Tsunade didn't miss the small amount of annoyance clear in his tone of voice. "Actually anyone with half a brain could have figured it out if they did the research. Naruto and the Fourth look to similar, and the day of the Kyuubi attack and Naruto's birthday match up perfectly. The Fourth also would have never used one of the villager's children if the stories that I heard about him in the academy are true. I'm sure every clan head knew who Naruto was."

"Sarutobi-sensei should have known that it was one of the worst kept secrets in Konoha." Tsunade said with a chuckle. "I'm sure if Iwa had sent someone to this year's Chunin exams they would have figured it out in a heartbeat and we would have had to deal with the number of assassins they sent for the brat."

"I do have one question Hokage-sama. Is the Kyuubi the reason why Naruto has S-rank shinobi after him? Naruto may have had the Kyuubi in him but he never did anything to annoy a group that powerful. They would have to be after the Kyuubi itself."

Tsunade face darkened with anger. She no longer cried when she thought about Naruto's banishment, but her anger for the council never left, especially since they knew that he would be sought after and most likely killed. "That is the exact reason."

Shikamaru didn't respond, but the like the Hokage the anger on his face showed. He may not have been close friends with Naruto, but they were good friends nonetheless and even he would get off his lazy ass to strangle the council for what they did, if he could.

"I suppose your next question will be if you are allowed to share this information with your and Naruto's friends." Tsunade asked. Shikamaru nodded in reply. "I'll allow it. But I trust you will only tell ones who are trustworthy and won't divulge this information. All this is considered an S-rank secret."

"You know you performed well in the reports I read about the Chunnin exams," Tsunade continued. "You completely deceived that Suna chick and even though the mission I sent you on to retrieve the traitor Uchiha was a failure, you planned well according to the reports I read. It was just unlucky the opponents you went up against were Orochimaru's elites. We were low on man power since the invasion and I could not send out a better team for the job."

"It was all too troublesome if you ask me. I'll gladly accept a job like guarding the gate though," the lazy Chunin replied yawning slightly.

"No, that brain is too valuable to waste it on a job like that. I've got the perfect job for you." The devious smile that appeared on her face instantly made Shikamaru wary.

"Well Hokage-sama that is my report. I must get going…." Let it be known that Shikamaru had no qualms about shirking his work. Hell, every Jonin heard Asuma complain how many times he had to search for him when he disappeared after his team received a D-rank mission.

Shikamaru tried to escape but he never made it out the door; instead he was forced to catch the Konoha charter which Tsunade threw at him.

"There's your next mission. You are to read that cover to cover and report to me if there is any way to remove the civilians from the shinobi council and also a way to return Naruto to the village. You are allowed access to the records of the council meeting when Naruto was banished. You will only report to me and speak of this mission to no one. I'll register this mission as a B-rank and you will report to me in five days this time with a progress report." Let it be known that Tsunade had no problem with shoving her work onto someone else.

"Do I have to do this Hokage-sama…?"

"Kid, I'll throw you out the window behind me."

"It'll save me the trouble of walking down the stairs…"

A burst of killing intent was enough to get Shikamaru to shut up.

"Troublesome…"


xX Kumogakure Village Streets Xx

After Yugito and Naruto left the Raikage's office they passed by the room Naruto woke up in. He found all of his belongings neatly sitting on the ground and he was extremely surprised when he found that Kubikiribocho was still in the storage scroll where he left it. He expected them to take it away considering how special everyone considers it to be.

He changed quickly back into his regular shinobi wear, the only difference was his old goggles where strapped to his head where his headband would normally have been. After he had packed everything away, he and Yugito were walking the streets of Kumo.

Naruto was in awe of how different Kumo was compared to Konoha. The village was located in a range of mountains and the village rested in between the small valleys that were at the near the top of the tallest mountain. The Raikage's office was located in a massive blue circular building that was built into the peak of the mountain. Smaller similar structures were built around the Raikage's tower into the rocky spires.

The stores and houses sat in the small valleys that snaked around the rocky spires. A lot of them were similar to ones you would find in Konoha except there were some that constructed inside the rocky spire themselves.

As Naruto walked through the valleys with the stores and houses he had to constantly avoid and walk around people as the streets were packed with happy villagers. Kumo shinobi jumped from buildings and even ran along the walls of the mountain.

As he walked Naruto notice the amount of villagers and ninja that were staring at him. He did not sense hatred behind their eyes like the villagers of Konoha, their eyes were filled curiosity. They were mentally asking themselves why this young boy was with one of their most high profiled shinobi, Yugito. Naruto didn't know that though, he still only knew Yugito's name. The two of them were remaining silent as Naruto followed her to their destination.

The two blonds made their way outside the village through the village gates. The gates and walls that surrounded the village were similar to Konoha's. They made their way down the mountain and the ground was slowly starting to level out. As they walked Naruto could hear the sounds of fights in progress.

"Are people fighting around the village?" he asked.

"Because of the way our village is built it is rare to find places to train," Yugito replied. "Training fields are made around the outside of the village. They are not built so close together though so shinobi still have privacy when they are practicing some of their ninjutsu. We are heading to one of those fields now."

Five minutes later, a fair distance away from the village, they arrived at a small training field. Rocks and boulders lined the outside of it.

"This is where I will be testing you to see what you know," The female shinobi said standing across from Naruto in the center of the field. "I probably should let you know a little bit about myself, after you can introduce yourself. My name is Yugito Nii and I'm Jonin rank. I like to train, play the shamisen and my favorite food is tekkadon."

'Well that's more than Kakashi gave us' Naruto thought with a deadpan expression. Quickly he shook the thought off of his old mentor and shouted loudly. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki. Ramen is the greatest food ever created and I love pulling pranks! My dream was to become Hokage but…" his voice lowered and scratched the back of his head awkwardly when he mention his dream. "I guess my dream now is to become the strongest shinobi possible!" He said, his excitement returned with new vigor.

Yugito stared down at the spiky blond with a judging eye.

She had always felt like she had worked hard for her rank. She trained until she could completely control the transformation of her tailed beast even though she didn't have complete control over the Matatabi. Her taijutsu was beyond exceptional and her ability to grow her nails into sharp claws always took the enemy by surprise. Her nature transformation was fire and with the use of the Matatabi's chakra she could create a fireball massive enough to destroy a whole building.

Slowly over the years she earned the respect of the Raikage, many of Kumo's shinobi and even Killer B who was a complete Jinchuriki himself. Her loyalty to the village was unquestioned and she vowed that she would destroy any enemies of her village, which is why she was extremely suspicious of the boy that stood in front of her.

Like the Raikage, she thought it was a little too perfect that the Nine Tails Jinchuriki just dropped on their laps like a nice little present. But she wouldn't question the orders of the Raikage and was willing to go along with her mission. Her paranoia would not go away though until the small boy proved his loyalty to the village.

"Well it's nice to meet you Naruto." The older Jinchuriki said with what seemed like a small genuine smile. She could hide her paranoia well. "We came here to the training field so I could note of your capabilities. We will start with Ninjutsu and work our way to a small spare between the two of us. Is that alright?" She received a small nod in reply. "Alright, I would like you to tell me and then perform the jutsu you know. You can skip the academy three since you need those to graduate."

"Well…" Naruto said slowly. "I actually didn't complete the academy three." Yugito raised one her eyebrows questioningly. "See I can't perform the Bunshin no Jutsu." Instead of continuing to explain he gave a small demonstration, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Within seconds around twenty Naruto's appeared around the original, spread across the training field.

Yugito's eyes widened. 'That is a very high level technique! How does a Genin know it!?' "How do you know such a technique?" Though her thoughts were running a mile a minute her tone of voice was smooth and calm.

Naruto explain the night that he graduated. "So you are telling me you can make over 500 of these?"

"Yep! I actually don't know how many I can really. I have never tested it." The small blond had a massive grin plastered across his face. "I've just always had enough to get done whatever I wanted!"

'Makes sense he could make so many since he has the Kyuubi.' "Alright, that is an extremely powerful and helpful jutsu. What else are you capable of?"

All the clones on the training at the same time popped and smoke covered the field. The smoke blinded Yugito and she immediately went into a fighting stance when she sensed Naruto's chakra fluctuate for the start of another Jutsu. Seconds later the smoke cleared and she noticed Naruto and a clone forming a blue ball of chakra in the original's hand. 'That's the fourth Hokage's Jutsu!'

Once the Rasengan was completely formed the clone dispersed and Naruto shot to one of the boulders that surrounded the training field and shoved the blue spinning chakra against it. The Rasengan tore through the boulder but stopped half way since Naruto's arm was a little too short to go all the way through.

Cheekily, the banished Genin turned around with smirk on his face. "What do you think of that!?"

Yugito's did not relax as she walked over towards Naruto. She closely inspected the massive carving the Rasengan created. "For a Genin you know unbelievably powerful techniques. Who taught you?" She turned to face the younger blond with serious look, but behind it a hint of curiosity.

"I was taught that by Ero-sennin!"

"Ero-sennin?"

"Oh! Right! Sorry that is my nickname for him since he loves perving on women. I was trained by Jiraiya!" The tone of his voice and the smile he had clearly stated that he was proud to have that man as his mentor.

'Jiraiya of the Sannin? No wonder this kid is so damn powerful.' Yugito's frame went from her fighting stance to a posture that was a little more relaxed. She was now glad that she asked him to show his jutsu first so she could hand over a list to the Raikage in her first report. If she had started with the spar she would have underestimated him and she might have taken a nasty hit.

Though she had to wonder why this boy was showing off such strong jutsu right away. Either he was telling the truth about what happened to him and had no problem showing his jutsu to people he considered would be his future comrades, or he was the dumbest spy she knew. If he was acting the part of the naïve Genin and only displayed minor abilities a regular Genin would possess, she was sure many shinobi would have believed him. Not her though. "So is there anything else that your master taught you?"

Without reply Naruto went through five hand seals. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu" he shouted and hit the ground with one of his hands. With a small puff of smoke right in front of him appeared Gamakichi.

"Yo!" the little toad said with a mock salute to his summoner. "You haven't summoned me in a little while Naruto!"

"I know Gamakichi! I haven't had the time since I was attacked. Hold on a second." Reaching into his pockets in his jumpsuit, Naruto sighed when he felt the small pack of sweets he kept for when he summoned his toad friend. "Here you go" he said as he tossed him a few. "That should make up for it. All you need to know right now is that I made it to Kumo. I will tell you about what happened to me later. Gamakichi, I would like you to meet Yugito-sama!"

Turning around Gamakichi finally noticed the wide eyed Jonin. "Heya! Nice to meet you," he said as stuck out one of his little webbed hands.

'The kid can also summon…' It took a few moments but Yugito was able to shrug off her surprise and bend down to shake the little toad's hand. 'Part of me now really wants this boy to be truthful about wanting to join the village.' "Nice to meet you also."

"Be sure to take care of my summoner!" Gamakichi moved his head a little closer to Yugito's ear. "He can be a little dense sometimes" he whispered.

"I HEARD THAT!"

Yugito sweat dropped at the little toad's proclamation of his summoner. "I'll try my best."

"Thank you, he may act all happy but the idiot has been depressed here and there since Konoha banished him."

"WILL YOU STOP CALLING ME STUPID!?"

"I do have a question for you Toad-san." Yugito stated ignoring Naruto's shouting.

"Gamakichi is fine. So what's your question?"

"It's clear that you have kept Naruto here as your summoner and I have heard that summons are supposed to release their contract when their summoner is banished from the village they are loyal to. Are you no longer affiliated with Konoha?"

The little toad shook his head. "No we are still with Konoha, but we are keeping are contract with Naruto."

"Why do you keep your contract with him?"

"Umm… I'm not sure if it is my place to say. You would have to talk with my Pops about it. He's the head of our clan."

"No problem Gamakichi-san" Yugito said with a smile. "Thank you for answering."

"No problem." Gamakichi turned around to face his summoner and pointed behind him at Yugito. "Naruto I like her. She's nice and seems intelligent unlike you. You should listen to her."

The boy crouched down and moved his head close to Gamakichi's. He stared at the toad with an annoyed look clear on his face. "Yea yea you dumb toad. Why don't you just go back to Mount Myoboku, I only needed to show her I can summon."

Instead of doing as he was told, Gamakichi scratched the underside of chin and pondered for a few moments. "You know what, I won't. I have a feeling that if I do I'm going to miss out on something."

Naruto just palmed his face in frustration. "Fine, you can stay but don't get in the way. Got sit on the boulder." His summon did as he was told this time and made himself comfortable.


xX Otogakure Xx

Kabuto and Orochimaru made their way through one of the many dark and dull bases that were located in Otokagure.

"Kabuto I have a mission for you that I think you will enjoy," Orochimary said with a smirk. It was the same smirk he got every time he knew of destruction he was going to cause just to further his research or increase his own power. "Kukuku…. I believe that this will be a great mission to test your new research."

"Are you sure you don't need me around Orochimaru-sama?" Kabuto asked. Lately around the many bases since the Sound of Four and Kimimaro had died the Otokagure shinobi have been slacking since no one has been around to force them to work. In some areas where prisoners were held for Orochimaru's and his experiments they were starting to rebel.

"No need to worry Kabuto, I will be able to enforce my ruling while you are gone." He was sure of that since he had some plans for some new elites to replace the Sound of Four. "While you were in Konoha before the invasion I made contact with a very… barbaric group. I sent shinobi after shinobi to get in contact with them but every group I sent they slaughtered. Finally they replied to my persistent efforts and have agreed to make a small deal with me if I give them something in return kukuku…."

"Where will I be travelling?"

"You will be heading north in a few months once your research is complete."


xX Raikage Office Xx

A boy with dark skin and short spiky white hair stood with his partner in front of the Raikage in his office. He wore a grey hooded top and red bandaged hand guards. A large katana was strapped to his back and a Kumo forehead protector was wrapped around his fore head with black cloth. He also had a lollipop in his mouth.

His partner was also dark skinned with long red hair and amber eyes. She wore a long grey sleeveless top with frilly edges. She had fishnet stockings, thigh high boots and her forehead protector was strapped to her forehead with white cloth which she wore as a bandana. Like her partner she also had a long katana strapped to her back. "B-sensei said you called for us Raikage-sama?" she asked.

"I understand that you both are at a bit of a disadvantage since Samui had gotten a field promotion to Chunin. You two are a member short of a three man squad which is needed for the Chunin exams in five months."

"Hai" the two Genin replied in unison.

"Originally I was planning on adding some fresh Genin out of the academy to your team but an opportunity for the village has arisen. If B hasn't told you himself, he recently brought in a banished shinobi into the village and said ninja wants to join our village. His current rank is Genin and I will be adding him to your team."

The white haired boy started to ponder what he had been told, his expression turning to one of deep contemplation. "Why was he banished from his village? Is he too powerful? Was he so feared that they no longer wanted him in their village? What if he-" His train of thought was abruptly ended by a punch to the top of the head by his partner.

"Omoi shut up! Why would Raikage-sama make him a Genin if he's that powerful!?" His partner shouted loudly.

"Karui it is possible!" Omoi his hands went up into a defensive position above his head just in case of another attack from his savage teammate.

While the two Genin bickered, A pressed his fingers against the bridge of his nose in a frustrated manner. Most of his shinobi he was able to beat some sense into, but since these two had join B's team, they have slowly started to act more like him. The only one who still remained professional was Samui and that was part of the reason she was promoted before the other two. "Both of you shut up!" Karin and Omoi both stood at attention, hands at their sides.

"Tomorrow afternoon you will be at Training field 34 to meet with your new teammate. Yugito will be there with him and until further notice she will also be team leader with B and she will take you on mission that require you to leave the village." The two of them knew Yugito extremely well since she trained with Killer B often and so they had no problem following her orders. "I shouldn't have to say that you should be careful with your new teammate. Just because he says he is a banished Genin doesn't mean that this isn't a ploy by his village. You both are dismissed."


xX Training Field 34 Xx

Back to their original purpose, Yugito asked if Naruto knew anymore ninjutsu to which the blond shook his head. "What about Genjutsu?"

"Don't know any."

"Kenjutsu?"

"Nope! But I want to learn how to use Zabuza's sword!"

"What about Fuinjutsu?"

"Fuinjustu?"

"Nevermind"

It was clear that other than the academy three and the three ninjutsu that Naruto showed he didn't have more to offer. What he did though was still a lot better than most Genin and even better than some rookie Chunin.

At Yugito's gesture, the two shinobi walked to the center of the training field. "I will be testing your taijutsu and after we will have a small spar. During our taijutsu spar we will not stop. When I give the command you can begin to use jutsu. I want you to attack with intent to kill. Begin!"

Immediately Yugito was on defensive as Naruto charged at her with a wide punch. Taking the advantage of the wide open guard he left open, she lashed out with a kick to the underside of his chin which sent him flying back. Naruto hit his back at the far end of the training field and slid a few meters. He propped himself up he then used one of his hands to wipe away the blood from his lips.

"Fuck that hurt." Naruto didn't lose his determination though. Seconds later he was up again charging at the Jonin and going for a kick to the face to get his revenge. Yugito looked bored as she grabbed the smaller blond by the ankle instead of dodging and swung him over her shoulder, his head hitting hard against the ground.

"I hope you aren't being serious about this." Yugito's seemed slightly angered at the boy's blunt direct attacks and how poor they were executed. "You show me these great techniques that a regular rooking Chunin wouldn't know and then you follow it up with piss poor taijutsu?"

"Shut up!" Naruto had slowly gotten up and once again, charged but found once again knocked back by a fierce punch. His head was swimming from the hits he took, but his blurred vision was slowly clearing up and he noticed he was right next to the boulder that Gamakichi was sitting on.

"Naruto, as much fun as it is to watch you get your assed kicked, I don't want my summoner to look weak." The small toad may have been laughing when the blond first got that kick to the chin but now he was completely serious in helping him.

"Shut up…" Naruto had now gotten up and had one hand place against the boulder to keep his balance. His vision was almost back but he still needed a few more moments.

"She's obviously better than you in taijutsu so stop charging her and think. If she attacks you keep on the defensive until she says you can use jutsu. Then trick her like you have tricked your other opponents!"

"Alright…" sluggishly Naruto made his way back to the center of the field but stayed a good distance away from his Jonin opponent.

She didn't have to ask, Yugito knew that the boy's summon had given him advice and he seemed to have listened because he smartly had taken a defensive fighting stance a good distance away from her. If she attacked him now he had ample time to react. His attacks were abysmal, hopefully his defense wasn't as bad.

In the blink of an eye, Yugito was right in front of Naruto and he barely had enough time to raise his forearms to protect the side of his head against a vicious kick. He was knocked back a few feet and his arms were numb. He would have admired her power but he was quickly put on the defensive again as he tried he his best to block a series of punches.

Yugito was definitely able to notice the difference in Naruto's attack and defense. His reaction times were significantly better and there was a lot less wasted movement. The boy must have taken a quite a few hard hits to develop a good instinctive defense.

"You can begin to use jutsu!"

Dodging one last punch Naruto swiftly jumped back putting distance between them and then brought his hands together to form the seal for his signature move. While he was blocking Yugito's attacks his mind was on overdrive and he thought of a few tactics he had used previously. Quickly clones appeared and then the smoke of their appearance covered their and original's actions. Seconds later out of the smoke came a spinning Fuma-shuriken flying directly at the Kumo Jonin.

Instead of dodging she caught the Fuma-shuriken by the ring in the center. Her eyes widened surprise though when a second Fuma-shuriken was hidden in the shadow of the first and she quickly jumped over it.

Suddenly a popping sound reached her ears and she turned her head and noticed Naruto throwing a kunai at her back. Spinning on her feet Yugito was able to grab the in the air and fling in back, hitting Naruto in the abdomen.

The Naruto she hit dispersed into a cloud of smoke and she realized everything up till now was just a distraction. The smoke that Naruto used to cover his actions with the Fuma-shuriken dissipated and one clone stood before he charged and leaped with a kick that was meant for her head. Below her the ground broke apart and the original jumped out at her with a Rasengan in hand.

With reflexes that were above Jonin level, Yugito jumped in the air, high enough to be out of the younger blonde's reach and she grabbed the clone by the neck and swung him against the original. The clone dispersed when it hit against Naruto's chest and Naruto was flung back and hit the ground on his back.

Next few moments were a blur for him and the next thing Naruto knew were his arms were behind his back held together. He could feel a knee pressed against his lower back and the point of a kunai pressed lightly against the base of his skull.

"Spare over." Yugito declared then she got off of Naruto.

The Genin got up and brushed himself off and then looked at Yugito with a large grin. "I never had a chance did I?" He laughed awkwardly as he scratched the back of his head.

Yugito smiled at his child like mannerism and reached out to ruffle his hair, making him pout. "Nope, not against me, but you would have defeated more than enough Genin with tactics like that." This kid was full of surprises and his personality made it hard for you not to like him. "I'm done testing you for now. Why don't I show you where you will be staying?"


xX Yugito's Apartment Xx

A knew that it wasn't possible for Yugito to constantly be watching the blond and she needed her rest, which is why he made it a point to have a good number of shinobi watch her apartment so she could sleep without worry in case Naruto caused trouble. Yugito noticed several of the ninja as she walked into one of the towers that were built into the rock spires that were close to the Raikage Tower.

Yugito lived in a small apartment at the top of the tower. It had a kitchen, two bedrooms and one bathroom. "What do you think?" she asked as she and Naruto entered through the front door late in the night after they had grabbed a small bite to eat at one of Kumo's restaurants. Their meal was just small talk and Naruto asking questions about the village.

Naruto gazed around the kitchen which the front door led into and the first thing he noticed was that it was very bare. Not a single picture hung on the walls and there were no plants or flowers. There was no TV and the furniture was sparse. Only one table and chair sat in the center of the kitchen. Naruto then followed Yugito to one of the bedrooms. All that was inside was a small wardrobe and bed.

"Why does your apartment have nothing in it?" he asked.

"I'm generally not here enough for me to get anything." Yugito replied monotone. "This will be your room for now. I suggest you get a goodnights rest now since we will be waking up early tomorrow so I can meet with Raikage-sama."

Naruto moved to put his things away in the wardrobe and the older Jinchuriki watched for a few moments before making her way towards her room. As she placed her hand on the door handle to her room she heard Naruto from his.

"Thank you Yugito-sama."

Her lips curled into a small smile. "Yugito-sensei is fine."


Omake

xX Land of Waves Xx

It was the day that Naruto left Tazuna's house and created three clones to go to allying villages of Konoha. Unknown to him, his clones made their way into the forest where he first met Haku. There, all three of them sat down facing each other to decide who went where.

"So what countries are allied with Konoha?" one of them asked?

"Not completely sure… I know Suna is one since Gaara is from there" another replied.

"What about Taki? Weren't they one?" the third asked.

"No I don't think so. Why don't we just go to places that we've been?"

"Yea!"

"Yea that sounds like a good idea."

"So I will go to Suna" the first clone declared. "Why doesn't one of you go to Takikagure and the other one goes to the Land of Snow? I'm sure Princess Koyuki would be glad to see us!"

"I want to go to Takigakure!" the other two clones shouted in unison then looked at each other with heated glares.

"No, I should go to Takigure!"

"No, I should! You go see you Koyuki!"

"I don't want to its cold up there!"

"Yea! Which is why I don't want to go either!"

"You both are idiots!" the first clone shouted at them. "Don't you remember? It's spring there now!"

"Oh… right…." The two other clones said, again in unison.

"Alright, so it's decided. I will go to Suna to see Gaara. You," he said as pointing to one of the clones. "You will go to Takigakure. And you," he pointed to the last clone. "You will go to see Koyuki, agreed?

"Agreed!"

"Sounds good!-ttebayo!"

All three clones got up and ran off towards the bridge their creator used to get to the Land of Waves.


So that's the end of this chapter. I have plans to write about characters from Konoha and also parts here and there about Orochimaru's plans.

I've always liked Shikamaru as a character and I will be writing about him and certain missions he is given by Tsunade.

Next chapter Naruto will meet with his new team.

I will have the next chapter hopefully posted by the end of the month or the beginning of December. University has been really hectic right now and it's hard to find time to write.

15 pages essays are killer...

Until next time!