Hey there everyone I'm back with a new chapter. After this one I'm going to have a time skip so sorry if you think this has been tooooooooo slow. I don't own Naruto, but if i did i would probably make some fanfics animated. Could you imagine? thank you to my wonderful reviewers. Now without further a due here you are.

Whiskers and Lightning chapter 4

B and Naruto spent the whole morning training, but our hero had awoken to quite a surprise. After all its not everyday your wake to being flung around by a giant tentacle. Upon learning the control he had over his tailed beast the blonde was inspired to reach that level.

'How coooooool would it be to have tails springing out of me? it would be like having another nine stronger arms. Octopuses would be jealous of me mwhahahaha.' Then he realised that's what B had in him, eheheh whoops.

Although small, the blonde had stamina unseen in a lot of genin. He was only five as well! Needless to say B put that to good use. He gave him a schedule which started small but promised to grow exponentially until his body could contain larger amounts of youki. There were the standard push ups, sit ups and runs around the village for a start. The kid wasn't going to get pushed too hard. Well at least not yet. Samui wasn't too pleased to find out she would be sharing her sensei with some blonde brat, but at the mention of a spar later the girl held a particular glint in her eye promising nothing good. Samui was older than Naruto by 7 years. She had shoulder length blond hair but had cut her fringe straight across leaving bangs on either side. Despite her young age her curves had already started forming. her skin was fair and very light blue eyes. She had a layer of mesh topped by a tight fitting grey low cut dress. To finish off she had high black boots and a tanto on her back.

When the two blondes met it was clear she had no interest in him other than how she now had B splitting his time between both of them. This made her frustrated to no end. She had only just got him back from Yugito as well. Because of this every time the jinchuriki tried to talk to her she would either ignore him or blow him off. Though she was interested to find out how he got B to stop rapping to him. Had she known Naruto could have stopped it all together, but didn't she probably would have throttled him. Now that they were taking a break Darui showed up again requesting the young jinchuriki's presence once more.

Naruto was starting to wonder if getting passed around to new people was something he would have to get used to. It was the fourth time already in only two days. Darui was a tall dark skinned man with white shaggy hair. He wasn't as built as B or the raikage but he still maintained a bit of muscle mass. Darui was wearing shaggy black pants, a sleeveless shirt with a popped collar and the standard Kumo flak jacket. When the blonde had seen the sword on his back he was surprised. He had expected one of the bigger guys to wield something like his massive cleaver. He didn't doubt he could use it though.

When they reached the office Darui was dismissed and Naruto was once again left standing under scrutiny of the Raikage's gaze. "Take a seat." Was all he said. Naruto noticed he didn't even bother to phrase it as a question and quickly did just that.

"Hello Naruto as you know I am the Raikage, but you can call me A." A started and Naruto just nodded.

"I have heard nothing but praise about you from B this morning. How is your training going?" A asked, political matters he had no problems with. Kids on the other hand he didn't know how to approach. Nonetheless he would try to be somewhat friendly even if it was not in his nature.

"I think it's going good." Naruto said in an unsure voice. A picked up on it. He really needed to find a way to make the kid relax. B had told him how after they had left Naruto had completely changed from his reserved, shy and a little unresponsive state to an energetic and easy going kid.

'What had B done to spark that change?' A wondered looking at the boy in front of him. Although he was obviously trying to hide it Naruto looked extremely nervous. He was fiddling with his hands and avoiding eye contact.

Naruto on the other hand felt like his every move was being scrutinized and he couldn't shake the feeling. Having the Raikage's eyes boring into him didn't help. Why was he called in anyway? Had he done something wrong? He had only just got here. 'It couldn't be that could it?' These thoughts kept whirling in his mind and despite how hard he tried he couldn't make himself sit still, but it was just one word which put him at ease.

"Relax." A said, but this time his tone was softer. It still had that commanding quality to it but when the Raikage's body language changed from speculative to laid back Naruto's was soon to follow.

Pleased with the progress he quickly saw the boy was picking up on body language. The Raikage had yet to tell him his reason for calling him in and thought making it clear would help. "There are a few things I would like to discuss with you Naruto, but first know that you are not in trouble there are just a few things we should sort out now that your here."

For the first time A saw Naruto's smile light up his face. It was a bit surprising to see the kids mood shift so greatly in seconds. He wasn't used to seeing smiles on a daily basis. Usually all he got was either passive or very serious expressions. Now that he had opened up the boy a bit he could attend to the matters on his agenda. "How are you finding your stay in Kumo?" If possible the boys face lit up a bit more. Was this excitement he was seeing? Good he was not going to have much trouble with the boy.

Not that he was expecting any, B had only revealed one thing which could have been a problem and that problem was about to get crushed. "It's great, I haven't seen much, but B's nice. I like having a friend here. I haven't seen many other kids though." A thought about this response. He had 2 kids he planned for B to take on in a few years. Perhaps he could acquaint Naruto with them? Yes the more connections he made here the less likely he was to ever leave.

Naruto wouldn't need to gain the respect of Konoha if he had it in Kumo already, "B will be taking on 2 more kids around your age sometime. Maybe I should arrange for them to meet you if you're interested?" The reaction was instantaneous. Naruto wanted to jump in the air. 'Two new friends?' he thought. He didn't want to come off as some needy little kid though now that he thought about it. This was a fresh start and he could be whoever he wanted. After all no one knew him yet, but then who did he want to be, or come off like?

"Thanks a lot for the offer A but could I please just wait until they start training I don't want it to seem forced or nothin." A nodded, he could respect that. He had just watched the boys face twisting through different emotions. Maybe the kid was smarter than he seemed. Or maybe he was just reading into it too deep. Time will tell he figured.

"How would you like your housing arrangements to be? A foster family perhaps or living by yourself?" Naruto thought about it but there was only one place he wanted to be at this time.

"Can I stay with B please?" The Raikage was quick to reply, "You will have to ask him yourself, but I can't imagine him refusing. He has taken a liking to you."

After a brief pause he started again, "We have a ninja academy which you are welcome to join next semester. There will be kids your age there if you would like to join?"

it was a dirty ploy to make sure he was a ninja but it would have been a waste of a jinchuriki otherwise. He couldn't imagine B teaching the kid non-practical lessons, but he had Yugito the other jinchuriki if this fell through. Contingency plans were in place. He would have his weapon, and it wouldn't hurt if the boy thought it was all his choice. A little push in the right direction never hurt.

As expected the smile on the boys face deepened. What was not expected however was for the boy to leap over the desk in a flying hug screaming "Thank you." Repeatedly. The Raikage's instincts had set in at the sudden movement but after a split second he managed to suppress them. It wouldn't do well to start acting distant now. Then he was hugged. He let it slide for a few seconds before pulling the boy off. As Naruto took his seat again he couldn't help but wonder what the A was made of. It was like jumping into a wall. He was going to have to check for bruises after he left the room.

"I will arrange for you to start there next semester. Now I will call someone in to give you a tour of the village so you can familiarise yourself with your new home. They will drop you back to B after to resume your training." After a small nod the blonde said goodbye and was promptly met with his new escort outside.

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The women was nice and friendly. It had only taken an hour and a bit to be taken around but she had been nothing but pleasant the whole time. Her name was Timoko. She was average height and didn't look like a ninja. She wore a black and grey kimono with long flowing black hair which contrasted with her fair skin. Yellow eyes which seemed to soften at his smile. He was sad when they got back to the training area. She had been really fun to hang with. They had gone all over the village as promised and had lunch. At one point she even took him to an arcade seeing as he had never gone to or heard of them before. He gave her the bear he won on a throwing game.

She called him a sweetheart and told him he might just grow up into a little lady killer. She giggled at the look on his face when she said that. Seeing as he thought she meant literally. He noted he would have to request her specifically next time if the chance arose. After giving him a map and a hug she left him with B who looked slightly amused at the sight of Naruto with a slight blush on his face. Samui on the other hand stood there impassively waiting. Although not expecting much from an untrained five year old he was still a jinchuriki. She had never bested the older girl Yugito so it was time for a little payback, but couldn't go too far with B there though.

As B started the match it was surprising that it was Naruto who had jumped in on the offensive first. He didn't have much of a chance though. The blonde boy had speed and stamina but he lacked efficiency and proper moves. Samui just ducked back and when he went for a flying hay maker she just held her fist up toward him. Samui's reach extended a lot further than his and Naruto didn't react fast enough before he found himself on the ground clutching his jaw. He had taken much worse so he was back up in seconds. He knew he was out matched. There really wasn't any hope unless he could think of something sneaky. Not to mention charging in didn't work out to well, but before he could think of something she had already started moving towards him. Her assault was relentless and although it wasn't too hard, being hit in the same spots over and over started to hurt.

The kyuubi did take the edge off a lot of the pain as he healed the wounds, but the hits kept coming. That's when he saw the last hit coming, her arm was pulled back and had a tight grip on his shirt. Time slowed for a moment as he watched the hit coming. Her face was full of unrestrained anger and this punch was approaching fast. He was helpless. Too sore to move all he could do was close his eyes, relax and roll with the punch. Next thing he knew he was flying through the air and then black.

He awoke a few minutes later, dazed and confused. Then he looked over to see B and Samui standing at his side "Feel strong to beat up a five year old? Want to kick me while it's over too?" He bit out at her before spitting out some blood on her feet. Even though she held a passive face she did feel guilty, she went a bit rough on him and knew she had lost herself.

He went to say something more but she beat him to it, "I'm sorry, I got carried away. You just remind me of some bad memories." He looked her in the eye. At first it was anger, but then it changed. They were painted blue in sadness and memories of his own, "Whatever it's always the same excuse you bastards use. Least it was just fists this time." He said in a sardonic tone with a matching chuckle.

Now she felt awful. 'What has this kid been through? He was only 5 right?' The sincerity that was carried in his voice mixed with the look in his eye revealed more than the words themselves. She wanted to say more. She couldn't leave it like this, but B was quicker as he scooped up Naruto before looking at her and shaking his head. "We will talk later." Was all he said before walking away. He was going go to get him checked out but Naruto insisted all he needed was some rest. So they left leaving a distraught Samui standing alone in the training ground.

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