"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Jutsu"

'Flashbacks/ memories'

"Summon/Biju talking"

'Summon/ Biju thinking'

Naruto of the Flash Step

Chapter 4: Creating

'So much for an escort and a safe trip', Rasa thought grimly and stood up to leave the carriage. A moment before he could open the door, the three 'dead' bodies dissolved into crows which started to around the four missing-nin's. The Iwa group was shocked that they got caught in a Genjutsu and quickly dispelled it.

As soon as the illusion vanished, they had to jump away as a large water dragon flew at them. They all jumped in different directions, scattering, but one of them was unlucky enough to get hit in tight, making the missing-nin to cry out in pain.

As soon as the Ninja who was hit landed, Naruto was in front of him with two Kunai and ready to fight. Even though he was injured he took out a Kunai and chuckled darkly. "Do you really think you can beat me, boy? I am Asumi Dosu, a B-Ranked missing-Ninja and you are nothing more than an average Genin!" The man shouted and burst into mad laughter while rushing Naruto, who prepared himself.

With Shisui

The young Jonin followed the leader of the group into the forest. he spotted the Shinobi and threw a dozed of shuriken at him. Kaito, the leader of the group, saw this and deflected the throwing stars with a Kunai.

The two landed on different branches and looked at each other. "Hn, Shisui the teleporter, an A-Ranked Ninja from Konoha," Said Kaito with a smirk and took a Kunai out.

"Kaito, an ex-Jonin from Iwa, an A-Ranked missing-nin," Shisui commented while activating Sharingan and unsheathing his tanto. "Let me show you why they call me 'Shisui the teleporter'," The Uchiha added and used Shunshin to disappear.

With Itachi

The young Uchiha heir saw his teammates rush after the opponents, but he himself stayed behind, waiting for the one who didn't jump into the forest. Suddenly the ground under Itachi erupted into several spikes which tried to impale the Uchiha, but he easily jumped over them.

As soon as Itachi's feet touched the ground, the young Chunin had to jump away as his opponent tried to smash him with a giant fist, made of stone.

While the Chunin was mid-air he went through a few hand seals. "Katon: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!" He spat out five fireballs, which flew at the Iwa-nin very fast. The missing-nin didn't even try to evade the attack, he simply batted the fireballs away with his stone fist.

The man grinned when he saw that Itachi was going through another hand seal sequence. "Show me what you got, little guy!" The man shouted and rushed at the Uchiha who ended the seals.

"Raiton: Thunder Ball Jutsu!" The Uchiha shouted and a sparkling yellow ball formed between his palms. As the missing-nin was close enough, Itachi pushed the ball at his opponent, who didn't even have time to curse before the attack hit him.

The young Sharingan user watched as the Iwa-nin's body was electrocuted until his body started to smoke. He couldn't help but smirk in satisfaction when the giant fist of stone crumbled down.

'Well, that was easy, I wonder how Shisui and Naruto are doing,' He asked himself while walking towards his opponent to cut his head off and seal it away by a scroll that both he and Shisui got from Naruto for such occasions.

With Naruto

The Blond Shinobi parried the two first slashes at his face by Asumi. The blond dropped low as the missing-nin tried to kick Naruto in the face with a back-kick and quickly made a sweep-kick, which made Asumi fall down.

Seeing an opportunity, Naruto tried a thurst at the downed Ninja, who saw this and was able to roll away just in time and countered with a kick to Naruto's chin which sends the blond flying away.

Before Naruto could fly too far, Asumi caught the blond's leg and there him down on the ground, creating a crater. When Naruto hit the ground, he gasped in pain and spat out blood. The blond quickly tapped the ground lightly and created a single hand seal for substitution when he saw Asumi launch an Axe-kick to where he was lying.

When the B-Ranked Ninja saw that he destroyed a log instead of a Genin he growled and made several hand seals. "Doton: Mudshot Jutsu!" he spat mud at a branch on which Naruto was going through his own sequence of hand seals.

"Raiton: Disruption Wave Jutsu!" he pointed his palms at the incoming mud and suddenly blue lightning shot from his hands and hit the mud. Asumi's Jutsu suddenly stopped, shocking slightly the ex-Iwa-nin.

before Asumi could say anything, Naruto sped through another hand seals. "Suiton: Water Dragon Jutsu!" Suddenly from the moisture in the air, a large orb of water surrounded Naruto and not a second later a Dragon shot out from the orb. Asumi watched with wide eyes as the large dragon flew at him.

Suddenly he understood the danger in front of him and started going through his own set of hand seals, but before he could finish, a light shinned under him and when he looked down, he saw a paralyzing seal under him which took effect immediately, paralyzing the missing-nin before he could finish the sequence of hand seals.

'When did he put it down here?' he asked himself and then remembered that he was still in the crater in which Naruto lying for a few seconds 'If he did this then he must have it done in about two seconds!' Asumi shouted in disbelief in his head.

"You little shi-!" He was cut off as the B-Ranked Suiton Ninjutsu hit him perfectly into his torso. Naruto watched as his opponent was carried away and as he hit the first tree, he flew further. The second tree, he was still carried away by the water dragon.

Only after Asumi hit the third tree did the Jutsu stop, letting Asumi hit the floor, dead. As Naruto walked over to Asumi, he sighed and prepared himself for the hardest part. He took out a Kunai and channeled Chakra though it and cut of Asumi's head. The young Gennin quickly sealed the head away and burned the body of the deceased Ninja.

"Alright, let's see how the rest is holding," He told himself and jumped through the branches towards the carriage.

With Shisui

The Uchiha appeared behind Kaito and tried to slash him with tanto, but the missing-nin was able to block the slash and kicked Shisui in the gut, but to his surprise, Shisui vanished. Kaito senses shouted at him to dodge and it was a good thing he has done so, because if he didn't have ducked, Shisui would have cut his head off.

As Kaito was in mid-air, he made two hand seals and pointed at Shisui, who was making his own hand seals. "Doton: Raising Needle Jutsu!" He shouted and a thin, but very fast needle shot out form ground, aimed at Shisui's face.

The Konoha Jonin saw this thanks to his Sharingan and tilted his head to the side to avoid getting hit. Shisui quickly jumped into the air and finished his hand seals. "Katon: Dragon's Breath Jutsu!" Shisui exhaled an orange-yellow continuous flame that flew at Kaito, who quickly places his palms on the ground.

"Doton: Earth Wall Jutsu!" A thick wall rose in front of the Jonin, just in time to protect him from the flames. He waited for about five seconds until the attack sustained and then jumped over the Wall.

Before he could touch the ground, Shisui threw six Kunai at him. Each of the projectiles hit in a vital spot, but before Shisui could smirk at his victory, Kaito dissolved into the mud. 'Clone!' The Uchiha thought and jumped back, but at the very moment his feet left the ground, a pair of hands shot out from underground and caught the Uchiha's ankles.

"Die!" Shisui heard from behind himself and when he turned around, he saw Kaito rushing at him with a spear of stone instead of his right hand. The spear went perfectly through the Uchiha's heart, making his eyes to widen as blood started to spill from his mouth.

"You know..." Shisui said weakly as the light of life started to fade from his eyes. "You are... not the only... one who can... make clones!" Shisui said with a smirk at the end and he added one last word. "Boom," Suddenly the Shisui that Kaito had killed started to shine and exploded the next second.

The real Shisui who was watching it from one of the branches couldn't help but smirk. 'Remember, gotta thank Itachi for creating this Jutsu,' He told himself while waiting for the smoke from the explosion to dissolve.

A few moments later, the smoke was gone and Shisui had a clear look at what happened there. Inside a crater was lying a half-dead Kaito. Half of his body was so scorched that it was fully black, while the other half had third-degree burns.

Lucky for Shisui Kaito's face was still intact so he could collect the prize for his death later. After he sealed the head, he went back to where the carriage was left.

With Itachi

A few moments after the young Uchiha defeated his opponent, he was joined by Shisui. Rasa was quite frankly surprised how fast and efficiently Itachi defeated his opponent, but when the young Jonin came back after two minutes, clearly victorious from his battle, he was stunned.

Of course, no one ever told him that Naruto always did something that no one expected to happen.

So when the young blond came back almost with no injuries, Rasa couldn't help but stare. 'A six years old boy just killed a B-Ranked missing-nin and he looks like he almost did not get hit' the Kazekage commented in his head. 'If those three are a testament of the power of Konoha then I must make sure that the alliance between our Villages will stay intact' He told himself.

The trio turned back to the Kage and walked over to him and his daughter who stormed out of the carriage as soon as she saw that team Shisui came back from their fights.

"I think that we should keep going, Kazekage-sama," Shisui said as the two groups neared. The Suan leader was about to say something but was cut off by his daughter, who was glaring at Naruto and poking him in the chest with her right index finger.

"Do you know how much you three scared me?" She asked, obviously speaking only to Naruto, who was looking at her with confusion, but before he could answer, she continued. "I thought you three were dead and that they would attack us!" She shouted and threw her hand into the air.

"T-Temari-san we-," Naruto was cut off by Temari who was once again glaring at him.

"I don't want to listen to your excuses, if you are sorry you will show me that, do you understand?" She asked in a dangerous voice, making Naruto sweat and look at his teammates for help. Naturally, both Shisui and Itachi were suddenly interested in the forest around the group.

'Traitors' The blond thought and looked back to the Kazekage's daughter, who was still staring at him with this unnerving look in her eyes. "Then how should we show that we are sorry?" He asked her, making her give him a grin, unnerving Naruto even more.

"When we get back to Konoha, you will take me to a sweet shop and pay the bill for my food," The Suna princess stated, making Naruto raise an eyebrow, but he nodded nevertheless.

"Alright, I guess that's alright," He answered. The blond Shinobi watched as Temari nodded and went inside the carriage, closely followed by her father. As the door closed, Naruto turned round to find a grinning Shisui. "What are you two grinning about?" He asked his teammates.

If it was possible, Shisui's grin got even wider. "Well, we just wanted to ask, how does it feel to go on a date with Kazekage's daughter?" Asked the eleven-years-old Jonin. Naruto looked at his friend with a calm expression and then answered with a smirk.

"It was obvious that you would ask me about it, after all, what do you know about relationships with girls?" The young Genin asked with his smirk, making Shisui's eyes to widen as Naruto walked past him.

Itachi looked at his cousin and shook his head with a smirk on his own. "You know, he is right, even I have a closer relationship with Izumi then you with any girl," The Uchiha Heir stated and suddenly gasped. "Or maybe you are...?" Itachi let the sentence hang on.

The oldest Uchiha in the group got red, from embarrassment or anger Itachi couldn't tell and shouted as loud as he could. "I AM NOT GAY!" Itachi raised an eyebrow and an amused smile formed on his face.

"I have never implied that you are a homosexual-oriented," Itachi said and Naruto couldn't hold it anymore and burst into laughter. As the group departed, they forgot that there were four Ninja's who ambushed them.

'Hmm, Tsuchikage is going to be interested in the Namikaze's brat skills, hn'

Konoha's Gate

Two days have passed since team Shisui met with the Kazekage and the now group of five and one horse were standing in front of the huge gate of Konoha. Rasa and Temari left the carriage so the CHunin guards could take care of their horse meanwhile the two of them would speak with the Hokage.

Of course, the friendly old man was waiting for the group just outside the gates so when the two leaders met, Hiruzen dismissed the team and told them to meet with him tomorrow for a report of the mission.

A few minutes after being dismissed, the three Ninja were walking through the main street of Konoha, talking to each other about random subjects and greeting back the Villagers that waved and greeted them.

"So I was thinking that with naruto's date we could take a weekly break so we can relax and train personally," Shisui said with a grin when he saw Naruto narrow his eyes on him.

"For the last time, it's not a date!" Naruto shouted, gaining attention from every civilian around. Soon the news about the Yondiame's son dating someone could be heard through whole Konoha.

"I agree with you, Naruto must surely need some time to prepare himself for the date," Itachi added with a smirk when he saw Naruto twitch. It becomes a common joke between the two Uchiha's used to tease Naruto during the boring two days of the trip.

"Agh! I hate you guys!" Naruto shouted and used Shunshin to go home. When the blond Genin was away, Itachi turned to his cousin and raised an eyebrow.

"Do you think that we might have overdone it?" The Uchiha Heir asked, making Shisui look thoughtful for a moment before he shrugged.

"Nah, he will be fine," The Jonin answered with a dismissing wave of a hand, making Itachi sweatdrop. "Well, I gotta go, my mother is surely worried about my on an A-Ranked mission, Ja Ne," he said and used Shunhin to disappear, leaving Itachi alone.

"Right...what to do, what to do," He mused to himself until he heard a voice in the back of his head. With a nod, he changed his path. "Dango does seem right after a hard mission," He stated.

The next day

One day after their return, we can see Naruto walking through the streets of Konoha in one of Konoha's restaurant district. When he saw turned a corner, he saw a small ramen bar with a sign which read 'Ichiraku's Ramen' and went inside. After he ordered he waited a few minutes until his food was ready. As Naruto finished his second bowl of Ramen, another person entered the bar.

"Yo, the letter which you left at my house said that you wanted to meet with me as fast as possible. What can I help you with?" Asked a familiar voice of his brother figure. Naruto swallowed the noddles he had in mouth and then turned to the silver-haired ANBU captain.

"Kakashi-Nii, I need your help with creating a Jutsu," The Namikaze Heir stated bluntly, making Kakashi's single eye to widen in surprise. Naruto sighed and leaned on the table. "I want to create a Jutsu similar to Chidori but without the tunnel vision, will you help me?" The Genin asked.

"Naruto, you know that creating a Jutsu is a process that takes much time? I know it may sound bad coming from me, but I had help from my father's notes because I didn't create Chidori from scratch. It was actually my father's project but he wasn't able to finish it," The silver-haired Ninja said. Naruto nodded and grinned.

"I know Kakashi-Nii, but have you forgotten the good thing about Shadow Clones?" Naruto asked, making The older Ninja sigh in defeat.

"Alright, alright, I will help you, but you have to tell me some more detail about what exactly we are trying to create," The ANBU member said making Naruto pump his fist into the air.

"Basically I am trying to develop a better version of your Chidori which will allow me to use it without the tunnel vision," Naruto said briefly, making Kakashi nod sagely and start to scratch his chin in thoughts.

"Well, we can try, but I am not sure how long it will take or if it actually can be done," The one-eyed Ninja said making Naruto take out money from his pocket and drag Kakashi the training ground behind the Namikaze house.

While they were walking, Kakashi asked a question that had bugged him since Naruto asked him for his help with creating a Jutsu. "Ne, Naruto, why do you want to create a Jutsu right now?" Kakashi asked, making the blond give him a grin.

"You know, I can't be the only one on our team who didn't create a Jutsu," Naruto answered, making Kakashi raise an eyebrow.

"Huh?" Was all Kakashi said, making Naruto sigh.

"Well, Itachi has created his own version of Shadow Clone, the Clone Great Explosion and Shisui made a powerful Katon Ninjutsu, the Dragon's Breath, so I don't want to be the only one on our team who hasn't created his own technique," Naruto answered, making the silver-haired ANBU to chuckle.

"So it about rivalry?" The older Ninja asked, making Naruto nod slightly.

"Yeah, but not completely. I also want to create a trademark Jutsu for me, you know, like yours Raikiri and Tou-san's Hiraishin. I thought about completing the Rasengan, but it wouldn't be the same," The blond answered with a shrug.

"So if you want to be known for your own Jutsu, does that mean that you won't learn the Hiraishin?" Asked Kakashi with a raised eyebrow. Naruto grinned at his older brother figure.

"of course I will, but I will not stop there. If I truly want to surpass Tou-san, I will have to learn Hiraishin and then evolve it to whole another level," The blond Genin said, making Kakashi's single eye to widen.

'A Hiraishin on a higher level?' The one-eyed Genius asked himself in wonder, but before he could think too much, Naruto grabbed his hand and started rushing towards his house.

Later that day

After Temari came back to her hotel room from the talks with Hokage, she flopped down on her bed, face first. 'Gah! It was sooooo boring! And we hadn't even had time for lunch' The blond girl complained in her thoughts until she remembered that Naruto promised her free meal at a Sweets shop.

With this in mind, she stood up, suddenly not exhausted, and left her room to ask someone where she may find her fellow blond. Once she was outside the hotel, she spotted an older woman who was sitting on a porch of her house, so she decided to ask her for directions.

"Um, hello," Temari said awkwardly, not sure how to ask her question. The elderly woman turned to the young Suna princess and smiled.

"Good afternoon, young one, what can I help you with?" The woman asked.

"I wanted to ask if you may know where I can find Namikaze Naruto," The blond girl asked, making the woman's smile widen.

"Ah, so you must be the one he is taking on a date. The news about this got pretty quickly around Konoha," The woman said, making the blond girl blush and look away from the elderly woman.

"N-No, it must be a mistake, we are not going on a date, we are only kids," Temari reasoned. 'A Date? I am gonna kill him when I meet him!' She promised in her mind.

"Yes, yes, of course. If you want to meet Namikaze-sama, you should probably search at Ichiraku's Ramen bar or at his house," The woman answered, making the five-years-old girl raise an eyebrow.

"Namikaze -sama?" The girl asked again, making the elderly woman to nod.

"Yes, he is the son of our village's biggest hero, the one who defeated the almighty Kyubi no Yoko, the Yondaime Hokage," The woman explained, surprising Temari since she didn't know that Naruto was the son of the Yondaime Hokage.

"Do you know where his house is?" The Daughter of Kazekage asked and after getting the directions from the older woman, she bit her farewell and followed the directions.

Namikaze house

Naruto, Kakashi and 300 Shadow Clones of Naruto were sitting in the backyard with tons of books, scrolls, and notes. The original Naruto and Kakashi were sitting on a bench under the shadow of a tree, while the Clones were divided into 60 groups, each group having five Clones in a group.

The large had one goal, to create a new Raiton Jutsu.

"Ne, Kakashi-Nii, what if we-," Naruto was cut off when he heard someone to ring at his door. "I will be right back," Naruto said and went to open the door. When he opened the door, he saw Temari standing there. "hello?" He asked, uncertain of what to do.

"Hello, Naruto-san, I am hungry," Temari answered, making Naruto blink twice.

"Then go eat something," The blond boy advised, making Temari blush and look away.

"Shut up! I know that I should eat something!" She shouted and narrowed her eyes at Naruto, who was looking at her with confusion.

"Alright, have a nice day," He said with a smile and closed the door right in front of Temari's face. Naruto turned around to go back to training, but suddenly the door shot open and hit him in the head, which resulted in him falling face-first into the ground.

"You Jerk!" Temari shouted, making Naruto stand up and glare at her.

"What did you say?!" Naruto shouted back and leaned forward, making Temari also lean forward and poke him into his chest.

"I. Said. You. Are. A. Jerk!" She poked him with every word, making Naruto narrow his eyes on her.

"Yeah?"

"Yeah!"

"Oi! Naruto-"

"Shut up!" Both Naruto and Temari shouted at Kakashi who entered the house and was looking blankly at them until he shrugged back and went back to the backyard. Naruto took a calming breath and then turned back to his fellow blond.

"So, Temari-san, I am very busy so please tell me what you want," The blond Genin asked, making Temari lean back.

"I want sweet chestnuts," She answered, making Naruto raise an eyebrow. "You promised to take me to a sweet shop and buy me, sweets," She clarified, making Naruto sigh.

"Alright, let me just-," He was cut off when a grinning Temari took him by arm and rushed to the nearest sweet shop. "Wait, I don't have any money with me!" He shouted while Temari dragged him.

"You can put them on tab or something," She answered and entered the first sweet shop they encountered. When they took a sit, a waitress came and took their orders since Naruto decided to eat something as well. After the waitress was gone, Naruto created a Shadow Clone who went back to his house to inform Kakashi and take some money to pay for their meal.

During their wait for the food, the two kids started some light conversation, which was mostly about comparing the lifestyle of a Konoha citizen with their Suna counterpart. Soon their food was delivered and the two of them moved to get to know each other a bit more.

They mostly spoke about hobbies, dreams, favorite food and more unimportant things. Thanks to their conversation, Naruto learned that Temari's favorite foods were sweet chestnuts and Kenchin soup. He has also learned that Temari's hobby was flora appreciation, while her dream was to become a known and powerful Jonin.

Even after the two were done with their food, they still stayed and talked to each other. Naruto had to admit even though Temari was bossy, she was someone nice to speak to. Of course, their little chat couldn't last forever, especially in Konoha.

"Yosh! Let's have a youthful spar after our lunch, Asuma!" The loud voice of Guy gained Naruto's attention. When the blonde looked to where the voice came from, he saw Asuma, Guy, Kurenai, and Genma enter the Dango shop.

'Of course, I am eating at an unusual place and they all decide to come here, how lucky' Naruto thought sarcastically but he was cut from his musing when he heard Kurenai's voice.

"My, my, Naruto-kun, why don't you introduce us to your friend?" Kurenai asked while the group of four took sits at naruto's and Temari's table. On Naruto's left was now Guy and then Genma, while on Temari was sitting opposite the Namikaze and to her left was first Kurenai and then Asuma.

"Everyone, this is Subaku no Temari, daughter of the Yondaime Kazekage. Temari, those are Might Guy, Shiranui Genma, Yuhi Kurenai, and Sarutobi Asuma," Naruto introduced them and suddenly looked at a clock. "Oh! It is so late, I have to get back to training, I will see you all later. Temari-san, do you want to meet here tomorrow again?" Naruto asked, surprising Temari slightly.

"Yes, I would like that," She answered with a smile that made Naruto blush slightly. The Genin quickly turned around and rushed back home.

"Ja Ne!" He waved over his shoulder. Temari excused herself and went back to her Hotel soon after Naruto was away. Unbeknown to the two kids, the older Ninja's snickered at how the two interacted.

Three days later

And the next three days passed pretty quickly for Naruto and Temari. During the last three days, the two got a bit closer and considered each other friends, so they spend the last days together.

It would be usual Naurot and Temari meeting for a breakfast for which Naruto would pay, then the two would spend some time talking to each other. After that, they would head back to Naruto's house where they would meet with Kakashi.

The two Shinobi trained for the next four hours with the help with Shadow Clones while Temari watched and even helped, which showed how intelligent the girl was because even though she wasn't a Ninja, she was able to help the blond by creating his Jutsu.

The two would then go on lunch together, for which Naruto would pay. Again. After they ate, they would go sigh seeing Konoha or just rest on some training ground or at Naruto's house.

Now, the two of them were standing with the Kazekage, the Hokage and a new squad of ANBU from Suna at the Konoha Gate. The two leaders exchanged farewells, sd did the two kids.

"So, you are going back," That wasn't a question, but a simple statement from Naruto. Temari nodded subtly.

"Yeah, I am going back," Temari said. After a few moments of silence, Naruto rubbed back of his head and looked away to hide his slight blush.

"I-I am gonna miss you, you know," The blond boy said and Temari smiled slightly.

"Ohh, are you going to cry now?" She teased with a smile, making Naruto twitch and point accusingly at her.

"Oi! I was honest here!" He shouted but was surprised when she nodded and quickly hugged him, shocking the blond Genin, but before he could react, she withdrew back.

"Gotta go, bye, Naruto-kun," She said and rushed inside the carriage, leaving a dumbstruck Naruto alone with a blush on his face. The Namikaze has not moved until the carriage and ANBU squad had not vanished from the sign.

'Naruto-kun, huh?' He asked himself and with a grin he walked back to his home for his training with Kakashi.

A week after the Kazekage's departure

For the next week since Temari and her father had departed for Suna, Naruto had thrown himself into constant training, with only one objective in his head. Creating his personal Jutsu.

Of course, that didn't mean that he was training physically or that he even used Chakra. Actually, after Kakashi taught Naruto the basic principles of creating Jutsu and his Clones came with a good idea how the technique is supposed to work, which would take more time were it not for Temari, Naruto spend the whole time in his father's or actually in now his own study where he worked on the Jutsu theory.

Even though he worked the whole time, Naruto still had time to meet with his older brother and to go out with his team, but most time was spent in his study.

Now that the one week for rest was over, normally Naruto would meet Shisui and Itachi at their usual training ground, but the older of the Uchiha's came yesterday evening and informed Naruto to meet with them at the Hokage tower.

So as Naruto was walking through the busy streets of his beloved Village, he couldn't help but twitch as he heard that some people were still talking him dating the 'Suna Princess' even now. With a sigh, he entered the Hokage tower and walked over to where he saw his teammates.

"Good, now that you are here Naruto, we can meet the Hokage," Shisui said with a grin, making Naruto raise an eyebrow when he saw that even Itachi was grinning.

"Alright, what is happening here?" he asked, making them grin even wider.

"You will hear in a few moments," Itachi answered and then started walking towards the Hokage office, soon followed by his teammates. After they knocked on the door and were allowed to enter, they all bowed in front of their leader.

"Hokage-sama," They greeted in unison, amusing the old leader.

"Please take seats," Hiruzen said and the three Shinobi sat down in chairs in front of their leader. "You might be wondering why I have summoned you or it is most likely only Naruto who is wondering," The old man said with a smirk when he saw Naruto's right eye twitch twice.

"Indeed, Hokage-sama, what is happening?" Naruto asked, making the Sandaime nod and take out his pipe. The old man used a mirror Katon Jutsu to make the tobacco burn.

"The reason why I called you is that after getting a report of your improvement and skills not only from Shisui and Itachi but from the Kazekage himself who watched your fight during your last mission with a Jutsu of his, I have decided to give you a field promotion to the rank of Chunin," Sandiame informed Naruto who was looking at him blankly.

"Of course we can wait with your promotion to the upcoming Chunin exams that are taking place in two weeks, but if you will fail at the exams you will have to wait six months," Hirezuen said and puffed out smoke while waiting for the answer from Naruto. The blond himself was at a dilemma.

'One way I can get promoted now or the other I can fight in front of all those people and make a name for myself,' he debated until he came to the final decision.

"I will take the Chunin exams, Hokage-sama," He said, making Sarutobi raise an eyebrow.

"Oh? Why would you do this, Naruto-kun?" The elder man asked, curious why the blond would rather wait for promotion then get it now.

"Well, the first reason is that I will be able to make a name for myself, especially with all these people watching, which will be the first step towards my ultimate goal," Naruto commented.

"Ultimate goal?" Itachi asked also curious about his teammate's decision. The blond nodded and continued.

"Yes, my ultimate goal is to surpass my father," The young Namikaze answered, making the three other Ninjas in the room nod.

'That makes sense' they all thought.

"And what is the second reason?" Hiruzen asked, making Naruto grin and rub the back of his head.

"Hehe, it will be a good chance to present my newest Jutsu," The blond genin said proudly, shocking everyone else.

"Your new Jutsu?" Shisui asked, making Naruto blush in embarrassment and laugh awkwardly.

"Well... there is a tiny, little chance that the Jutsu is not finished yet, but I will be able to complete it for the third stage of the Exams," Naruto said with a nod of his head as he crossed his hand over his chest and closed his eyes. Thanks to his closed eyes he couldn't see the three sweatdrops of his teammates and the Hokage.

"great, then there is only one thing we have to speak about and then you three are dismissed," Hiruzen said and turned to Naruto Naruto who was once again looking at the Sarutobi.

"Naruto-kun, do you want to take the exams solo or do I have to find two Genin who want to enter the exams?" Hirzuen said and Naruto quickly shook his head.

"No, there is no need for you to search for other Genin, I can take the exams alone," The young Namikaze answered and the Sandime nodded. The Konoha leader took a form from his drawer and handed it to Naruto.

"Very well then, Namikaze Naruto, the first part of the Chunin Exams will commit in exactly in 14 days, on the 28th at 9'o'clock at the academy's room 301, don't be late. Dismissed," Sandaime Hokage said and the three bowed and left the room.

Once they were outside the office, Shisui turned to Naruto. "Ne, Naruto, so what is this Jutsu you are working on? What does it do? What's the name?" the eleven-years-old Uchiha asked but Naruto shook his head and smirked.

"You didn't want to tell me, then I won't tell," The blond answered, making SHisui sigh and Itachi smirk.

"So, you have been in the academy for a year, graduated at six and after one month you are taking the Chunin exams, meaning you will be genin only for two months in total. Nice," Itachi commented, making Naruto turn to him and give him a cheeky grin.

"I can't allow you to outrank me, you know," the Blond Namikaze answered as they walked the stairs down. "So, how about you? Won't you take the Jonin exams in four months, Itachi?" Naruto asked, making Itachi shrug.

"Not sure, I mean yeah it would be cool, but I am not sure if I am ready to be a Jonin. So if in three and half months I will deem myself ready, I will take the exams, otherwise, I will wait another six months," The Uchiha heir said, making Naruto nod.

They both turned to Shisui who sighed dramatically. "Ahh... I remember the good times when you both were only graduating from the academy and were nothing more then Genin, not someone who can take the Chunin and Jonin exams," Shiusui said with a sigh and placed his hand over his heart.

"The times flows so fast, I think I am getting too old for this job, He said. The Uchiha made a pirouette and started to walk wobbly. "The time when I am gonna die from the old age is nearing, too fast," He added and then suddenly gasped and fell down on the ground, face-first.

Both Naruto and Itachi stopped in their tracks and looked at the downed Uchiha for a moment and then at each other. With a shrug they both walked away, making Shisui twitch. "Oi! You two little brats, come back here!" He shouted and rushed to catch up with his two teammates, who by now had already left the Hokage tower.

So there is the next Chapter, I hope you like it.

So the next episode will be Naruto taking part in the Chunin Exams, so stay tuned. Of course, it won't be as long as the Chunin exams from the Anime or manga, but it should be long enough to be two chapters maybe? or one long one. We will see.

Thanks for reading,

Ja Ne!