AU: I have become rather enamored by the premise of "The Many Harry Potters of Little Hangleton" and have been seduced into doing a similar spin.

Chapter 3 Redux: Apple? What apple?

Premise: Naruto is travelling with Jiryaya to find Tsunade. On the way, Jiryaya is teaching him the technique known as rasengan.

"Naruto! If you'll just shut up, I'll teach you the Rasengan!" yelled a quite annoyed Jiryaya. 'I knew taking him along was going to be a problem.' He's not even young enough to use him to pick up the ladies. ' Sigh. 'Troublesome brat.'

"Really? Really! Awesome, I can't wait to shove this in the Uke's face! Hah, he will bow before the power of Naruto Uzumaki-tebayo!"

'Aw geez, now I actually have to teach him? I was going to go do some 'research' in that town we just left. What to do, what to do?' "Alright Naruto, listen up! This technique is super powerful; you have to focus and mould your inner power into your hands and concentrate really, really hard, and be very quiet."

"…"

"…"

"Quit messing with me pervy-sage! Even I know you gotta say the name of the technique when doing it! Iruka sensei said so!"

'Damn, I was really hoping he would buy that…' "That's for a normal shinobi Naruto, are you telling me you want to be average! No student of the Super Pervert Jiryaya is going to be a run-of-the-mill ninja! Don't you want to become Hokage!?" 'Hook, line, and sinker, there's no way he's passing that up.'

"… I'm gonna be the best ninja ever as soon as I master this! Dattebayo!"

'Jackpot, "alright Naruto, I'm gonna go pick us up some extra supplies and then we can go to the next town - Otafuku Gai."

TIMESKIP

"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME YOU BRAT?! LETS TAKE IT OUTSIDE NOW!" yelled an incensed Tsunade, who could be mistaken for a raging bull at the moment.

"Bring it on Granny! I'll just beat you with my new technique!"

"Hah, I'd like to see you try. Tell you what; I'll even let you take the first shot. If you can even come close to scratching me, I'll give you this necklace" Tsunade proclaimed while holding up the shodaime's necklace from around her neck.

"Why would I want that piece of crap? Well, whatever, get ready to hand it over!" As Naruto said this, he crouched into a stance with his right foot pointed to a 45 degree angle and made wide sweeping arm movements before cupping his hands to his right - as he if was about to twist a Rubik's Cube.

Tsunade just looked on skeptically, while Jiryaya whispered to himself (not quite quiet enough for her not to overhear) "That doesn't look like the Rasengan...?"

Tsunade looked over alarmed, "What the heck are you talking about, why'd you teach a no good…oh, he's their kid isn't he? That still doesn't give you the right to…" She would have said more, but just then Naruto's hand started to glow red. "What the…what's happening?"

Jiryaya's thoughts raced, 'That's definately not it, just what is he going he do? Oh no, what if its the Kyuubi?'

While Jiryaya and Tsunade were having their conversation, Naruto had been shifting from one stance to the next without moving more than his hands. Halway through his seemingly improptu actions, he began what started as a whisper, but quickly became louder -

Ka...Shift.

Meey...Shift.

Haaah...Shift.

Meeeey...Slide right foot back.

...HAAAAA!

It should be noted that before we knew him as the Muten Roshi, he went by another name.