Naruto: the Ninja Saiyan

"Talking"
'Thoughts'
Deity
Flashback/Mind Link

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump or Soul Calibur.

A/N: Sorry for the late update. The site had some technical difficulties, for lack of a better explanation, where I couldn't update on time. Such problems are one of the very few reasons I would update when it isn't Sunday.

Chapter 7

"Amazing..." was the only thing Sakura and Hinata could say to describe the place they appeared in with Naruto and Inari. They are standing in front of what looked like a palace floating in the sky. They easily noticed that Kushina, Ino, Tenten, Yakumo and Ami are with them, but they didn't care at the moment.

Naruto chuckled at the awestruck kunoichis as he left them to speak with the palace's caretaker. "Good morning, Mr. Popo." he, Kushina and Inari bowed to a blue djinn.

"Ah, Naruto, Kushina, Lady Inari. It's good to see you three again." Mr. Popo replied with a bow of his own. "Are these your new students, Kushina?"

"No, Mr. Popo. I'm not taking on any new students. These are Naruto's friends, teammates and students in the 'ancient' arts." Kushina replied. "So is the chamber ready for them? And is Goku here?"

"Yes, the chamber has been prepared and is ready for use." Mr. Popo responded. "As for Goku, he's not here at the moment. He's currently tending to the Four-Star Ball on Mount Paozu."

Kushina nodded before motioning for the girls to come over and meet the djinn. After taking care of the introductions, Mr. Popo escorted them into the palace, stopping in front of a door with a clock above it. "Here we are. Who's going to go in first?" he asked the group.

"Everyone but me. I have to go back to the Leaf Village after I speak with Goku." Kushina replied to the djinn. "Oh, and remember to let them out after five days. I'll be back to pick them up then." Mr. Popo nodded before opening the door and motioning for the others to enter.

Once they have stepped in, they were all amazed at the sheer size of the room. It was very massive, to put it simply. Looking around, they saw that they were inside a building the size of a small house, though it has elements of a large gazebo. Flanking the building are a pair of giant hourglasses full of green sand. The room itself is a white, perhaps clear, floor and a sky that simulates the Northern Lights.

Once the door closed, everyone felt like time itself has slowed down considerably. "Well, now that we're here, let me give you all the grand tour before we get started." Naruto said before beginning the tour of the building. It contains a total of six rooms, not counting the main area. One room is a large bedroom containing eight beds and dressers, a full-length mirror, a closet and a bathroom. Another room is the kitchen while next to it is the dining room. The last three rooms are the equipment room, which houses various training equipment, the lounge, mostly for relaxing after a hard day of training, and the control room, but only Mr. Popo can enter it.

Once they were back in the main area, Naruto smiled and said, "Well, that's everything but the rest of the chamber, but we'll get to that soon. Now, there are a few rules that must be followed at all times while we're here." The kunoichis nodded as they listened to their training instructor. "First and foremost is that we stay together no matter what, especially out there. This chamber's size is as infinite as the universe. It's easy to get lost, so do not leave this space for anything. We will only go out there to train and even then, we will go as a group and not go too far from here. Is that understood?" They nodded. "Good. The second is that you follow my instructions to the letter. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. The third rule is that anything that happens here stays here. And finally, the control room is strictly off limits. Not even I can go in there." They nodded once again. "Now, let's head into the bedroom, unpack and change so we can begin. Even though we'll be here for five days, time here moves differently."

"Um, how differently?" Ino asked.

"Well, before this room was destroyed, the Hyperbolic Time Chamber allowed trainees to get a whole year's worth of training done in just one day. In other words, a single second outside this room is just over six minutes inside." The girls' eyes widened at that. "However, we can only be in here for forty-eight hours before the door vanishes, trapping us inside the chamber forever. But the good news is that this building has been rebuilt and the chamber's time displacement has been altered to where we can get a week's worth of training done in a single day. This alteration of time altered the downside to where we cannot enter for two weeks times the number of days we've spent inside."

"And since we'll be here for five days, we'll get five weeks of training but can't come back inside for about two and a half months." Ami surmised.

Naruto smiled. "Exactly. And now that you all understand how this place works, let's get ready to train."

xxxxx

Minutes later, Naruto and the kunoichis are standing just outside the building in their swimwear while Inari's watching them from not too far away. "Okay. I've been observing all of you to make sure that you've kept up your training. Personally, I don't think any of you are ready for the next step, but Mom thinks otherwise. As such, I will begin your training in the art of manipulating ki." Naruto then held up his hand and formed a ball of energy to show the girls. "This is ki in a concentrated form. Ki can be used for just about anything, but is mostly used for offensive attacks. I will only teach you the basics, as that is all I'm allowed to teach you at the moment. This is mostly to help you control your ki as well as develop it to where you can do something like this."

He then held the energy ball above his head with both hands. The onlookers watched as it grew in size, becoming bigger than his head. He then threw it into the expanse and they watched as it exploded with the force of a hundred paper bombs. "I will not show you how to do that technique, for it is not mine." He saw Tenten pout, but chose to ignore it. "Now, let's start with summoning your ki. Since ki is raw spirit energy, you must learn to be careful while using it. Like with chakra, if you run out, you'll die. Everyone in a meditative stance. You must focus and search for it within yourself and pull it to the surface. Once you all can do that, I can show you how to control it."

xxxxx

Three days later, Naruto and Inari are surprised with their progress. It took them most of the first day to call up their ki and two more days to control it to some degree. Not to their surprise, Ami, Sakura, Yakumo and Ino have the lowest amount of ki while Hinata and Tenten, due to being part saiyan, have the highest.

On the fourth day, Naruto smiled at his friends' progress. "You six have done wonderful thus far. What you have achieved is something that would take those twice your age weeks or even months to pull off. As such, I have a reward for each of you." He then walked over to Hinata and kissed her. The heiress moaned as she held her husband-to-be, but was confused when she felt power rush into her. When he pulled away, his smile grew. "What I did was give you some of my ki to expand your own reserves. This is so I can teach you the techniques I have in mind for you all."

The others blinked before realizing that he is going to kiss all of them. While Ino, Sakura and Tenten didn't mind, Ami and Yakumo did. Ami's feelings toward Sasuke are still strong, though they have weakened a little due to his personality and view of women other than his mother being weak. Yakumo, while has admitted to liking the young half saiyan, has no interest in pursuing a relationship beyond that of friends. However, they remembered that one of the rules here is that whatever happens here stays here.

They were each pulled from their own thoughts when Naruto approached them and gave each of them a kiss, filling them with some of his power. Interestingly, each of them were left in a daze while Tenten, like Hinata, merely smiled lovingly at him. "Now that I've given you your treat, let's spend a little time adjusting to your new level of power. I also need to gauge your power levels again."

xxxxx

An hour later, Naruto stood in front of the six kunoichis as they rested from their light training. "Okay, time to learn your first ki-based technique. This one is the basic energy attack that spawned all others." He then held out his hand and everyone saw a blast of energy leave his palm. The energy blast sailed across a short ways below exploding on the ground. "That was a Ki Blast; a basic energy blast where the more power you put into it, the more damage it deals. It can have the strength of a paper bomb, enough power to destroy a house, boulders or even an entire mountain. But to do that, one must have an extremely high power level. You'll each be training to fire dozens of low-powered ki blasts. But first, we'll start with ten and work our way up." He then formed an energy ball in his hand before continuing. "To start, you must gather your ki into your hands, forming a small ball of energy. Try making one with both hands first before making them with one hand. This is so you can get a feel for how it's done."

xxxxx

Five days later, Naruto felt they were ready for the next technique. "Okay. Since you all have gotten a good grasp on the Ki Blast, I'm going to teach you the next technique." Naruto then formed a small ball of energy before tossing it up. He then glaced at it and, all of a sudden, it was blown away by an unknown force.

"You all felt that, right?" The kunoichis nodded. "That was Kiai or the Spirit Cannon. I emitted a very powerful, near-invisible force from my body. That force was what dispelled that energy ball. While the Kiai is meant to inflict severe damage to the surrounding area, some can use it to dispel weaker attacks. I can even shoot it from different parts of my body, like my hands or even my eyes. Pretty cool, huh..."

"Is that what you hit the Demon Brothers with?" Hinata questioned.

"It is. Kiai is one of my favorite techniques." Naruto replied. "Now, in order to shoot it, you must focus your ki and compress it within yourself. Then you release it outwards. Try to do this with your hands first before attempting the full-body version." He then nodded towards Inari, who waved her tail. In a flash of light, several boulders appeared within the chamber. "These boulders will serve as your targets. You will each stand exactly one meter from a boulder and then fire a Kiai at it. At best, you'll be able to push it. Your goal, however, is to break it without pushing it back."

He then walked over to the boulders and picked one up. He placed it away from the other boulders and his students before standing one meter away from it. "Like this!" he said as he reared his arm back before thrusting it forward in a palm strike. The Kiai he shot obliterated the boulder, turning it into fine dust that was blown away.

The kunoichis were in awe of such a display. What they just witnessed was a feat Tsunade Senju was said to be cacable of doing. But to see their teacher/friend/boyfriend/finacé do the same without even physically touching the boulder was a different story. 'And he says we can do THAT?' they thought to themselves.

They were brought out of their amazement when Naruto started moving the boulders around. "Now, once I'm dome moving these boulders, you all are to begin. Simply pick a boulder, stand a meter in front of it and start practicing. I don't expect any of you to be able to break them. Hell, I don't expect any of you to be able to crack them. So long as you can push them a fair distance from that spot is fine with me. We can work on power another time."

xxxxx

Not to his surprise, it took the kunoichis over a week to get a good enough grasp on the Kiai to where they can push their boulder at least three inches. Naruto mentioned that it will take them quite some time, at least two months he figured, to be able to crack a boulder with the Kiai.

It's now day eighteen and Naruto decided to teach them something else. "Today, we'll be taking your training in a different direction. Instead of learning another attack, it's time I teach you some supportive techniques." Naruto announced. "This technique is actually rather advanced, but is somewhat easy to learn. What I'll teach you is how to sense the energy of others." He then pointed at Hinata and added, "With your Byakugan, you can see the chakra that's in the area and even from far away. But can you see ki with those eyes?"

Hinata shook her head. "No, I can't. Even before I knew about ki, I can only see your chakra." she replied. "I have tried to see your ki with my Byakugan while we were here, but I couldn't. I can only see it while it's in use, but I can't tell how much is being used."

Naruto nodded. "Then this will be perfect for you. To know that there's something that your Byakugan can't see is quite disturbing for a Hyuuga. Most Hyuugas can't accept the fact that their eyes aren't all-seeing." he explained. "Always remember that your eyes, no matter if you have the Byakugan, the Sharingan or not, can deceive you. One should never rely on one thing... for if they lose it, they'll be helpless. So instead of trying to see where your enemy is, you should sense where they're hiding. You follow?" The kunoichis nodded. "Good. Now, sensing energy signatures requires one to focus on doing so. You'll start by meditating. As you meditate, focus your ki on finding who you're searching for. Feel them out with your ki. Once you get used to this, you'll be able to do this without meditating. This skill is, in fact, invaluable in battle. Knowing where your opponent is at all times is something fighters must always know."

"This technique can also be used to sense one's power level. By knowing how strong your opponent is before engaging them, you can plan exactly how to handle them." he continued. "If they are too strong, you can either pull out before they detect you or set up a trap and lead them into it. A true fighter knows how to pick their battles."

"Okay, so how to we sense power levels?" Ami asked him.

"That comes with time. First, focus on sensing energy signatures." Naruto answered. "Now, you are to practice this technique everyday for at least fifteen minutes so you can get used to it. This won't come easily, but it is definitely worth it."

xxxxx

A week later, Naruto was ready to teach them the next technique; one that he likes more than the others. "Okay, girls. It's time I let you in on a little secret." he said before closing his eyes.

The six kunoichis looked at him, wondering what he's about to do, but then gasped when a pair of large wings covered in snow-white down emerged from his back. 'Is he an angel?' they all wondered.

Naruto opened his now violet eyes and smiled at them. "This is what I'm going to teach you." he said before leaping into the air.

As he flew around, each of the kunoichis had different thoughts.

'He's so handsome!' Sakura, Hinata and Ino mentally squealed.

'Wow! Can his parents do that too?' Tenten wondered.

'He's going to teach us how to sprout wings?' Yakumo figured.

'He's... so cool...' Ami thought to herself, surprised by her own thoughts.

Once he landed, Naruto folded his wings against his back and said, "Now, before you start thinking that I'm going to teach you how to grow wings, I'm not and I can't." The kunoichis either whined or pouted. "But what I will teach you is how to fly, or levitate in this case." As he said this, he started hovering about a foot off the ground, his wings still folded against his back. "This is one of the most useful techniques I can teach you, right below ki sensing. To do this, all you need to do is use your ki to not only push yourself off the ground, but to keep yourself in the air. It's kinda hard to explain, so I'm going to help each of you individually until you all get it right."

xxxxx

True to his word, Naruto coached each of the girls into learning how to fly. They couldn't go that fast, since they're beginners, but they didn't care at the moment.

After three days, he decided to tech them one more technique. "Okay, girls. We have enough time for one more technique. This one is one of the most useful of the supportive techniques." Naruto said to them. "But first, I need an assistant." Hinata, Ino and Ami instantly raised their hands.

Deciding to have a little fun, he picked Ami to be his assistant. "Okay, Ami. I need you to close your eyes and stay perfectly still. Don't worry, I won't hurt you."

Ami nodded and closed her eyes. While wondering what he's going to do to her, she felt a tingling sensation run up her body. She moaned as it felt so good. "It looks like you like it, my dear." a husky voice whispered into her ear. She shivered as she realized that Naruto is doing something to her.

"W-What ar-re y-you do-doing t-to me?" she stammered.

"Why don't you open your eyes and see?" His response made her think that he's trying to seduce her. Once she opened her eyes, she looked down and found his hands inches from touching her, but they were glowing and sending the wonderful sensations through her body.

"I see you understand what I'm doing to some degree." He smiled as he continued to tease the poor girl. "This technique is simply called Healing. Like many techniques, the name says it all. Your ki is used to heal all sorts of injuries as well as relieve pain, tension and aches. Since you each have basic medical knowledge, this shouldn't take too long to learn. However, I must warn you. This isn't an easy skill to master. Even I haven't mastered it yet, and I've been working on it since I was seven!"

The kunoichis' jaws dropped. "Five years and you still haven't mastered it!" Ino all but shouted.

"Don't be too surprised, girls. It took my father years to complete and master his signature jutsu." Naruto pointed out before stepping away from Ami and forming a glowing blue sphere in his right hand. It gave off an odd hum and everyone can feel the power it contained. "For example, this is the Rasengan. Dad spent three years to get this far, but it took me an entire month to learn it."

Their jaws dropped further. A month learning a jutsu that took someone three years to create! "That's insane!" Sakura exclaimed.

"You must be a prodigy or something." Yakumo commented.

Naruto shrugged. "Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. I don't know and, quite frankly, I don't care." He then looked out into the endless expanse of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and decided to show them something that he managed to pull off before his father. "Now, if you think the Rasengan is something, watch this." The sphere suddenly shrunk a little as he reeled his arm back and thrust it forward, launching the Rasengan forward. It kept going until it suddenly exploded. Naruto's 'students' stared at where the jutsu detonated while the sole male decided to explain. "That took me two years to pull off without it either becoming unstable or blowing up as soon as it leaves my hand."

"So the Rasengan can be thrown." Hinata stated more than asked.

"Nope. The Rasengan can't be thrown without it losing any of its power." Naruto explained. "Once I learned that, I decided to create a Rasengan that can be thrown without losing its power. I came up with the long-range, though slightly smaller, variant called the Rasendama."

"Rasendama? Why did you name it that?" Tenten wondered.

"Well, it is similar to the Rasengan, but I wanted to distinguish them from each other. Of course, that's not easy since they look the same, so people tend to confuse them." Naruto replied. "Well, now that we've gotten off track, we're going to spend the rest of our time working on the Healing technique. After we leave, we'll continue to work on it for an hour every day from now on. But remember, practice only when either Mom or myself is with you. That way, we can help you master it, even if we haven't mastered it ourselves."

xxxxx

On the last day, Naruto decided to give the girls a break and a few treats while he was at it.

"Okay, girls. Since you've all did such a good job, we'll be spending today relaxing from all our hard training." he said, getting cheers all around. The girls each admit to Naruto being a taskmaster when it comes to training, helping them learn all that he taught them. They have gotten the Ki Blast down and can easily fire off at least a dozen before taking a quick breather. They've managed to use the Kiai to push a boulder a solod foot with a single use. While their Ki Sense isn't very refined, they're getting used to sensing energy signatures. Their flight skills are getting much better as well. They can say without a doubt that they can fly as easily as a bird. The Healing technique, on the other hand, was another story altogether. While they got the technique to work, only Sakura can use it to actually heal someone... of only barely. But to Naruto, that was an achievement in itself. He mentioned that it took him nine months before he could heal a papercut, much to their shock.

They were brought out of their thoughts when Naruto cleared his throat. "Now that I have your attention, I want to show you girls something." he said to them before getting in a stance. His feet were spread apart while his body faced to the right. He then extended his hands in front of him before bringing them back, cupping them in front of his stomach. "Ka...Me..." Ki gathered between his hands as his power level rose. "Ha..." A blue aura surrounded him as his ki continued to climb. "Me..." The aura and the sphere grew in size as he readied to release the attack. "HA!" He thrust his hands forward, firing a blue and white beam from the now large sphere. The beam streaked forward into the endless landscape.

When the attack ended, he stood up straight and sighed. "That is a technique I learned from one of the two schools that teaches the ancient arts and one of the most used within my family." he started to explain. "The school where that technique came from is called the Turtle School. The technique, if you haven't guessed yet, is called the Kamehameha. Its power depends on how much ki is concentrated into it. My parents and I know some of its many variations."

"What about the other school?" Ami asked him.

"That would be the Crane School. It teaches an attack that is stronger than the Kamehameha called the Dodon Ray." Naruto answered. "We don't know it, but if Mom, Dad and Goku were to approve, I could take you to the masters of the Crane and Turtle Schools and you can take their test to train under them."

"So you can't teach us the Kamehameha?" Sakura asked, even though she knew the answer.

"Nope. I'm not allowed to, even if I wanted to. I was instructed to only teach you the basics." Naruto replied. "Many of the attacks I know were invented by others, so only they could teach you. But if they allow it, you might be able to learn a few of them."

xxxxx

That night, Naruto decided to treat the girls to one of Inari's favorite things to do with him: a full body massage.

He handed the girls a deck of cards and asked them to play a game of Poker to decide on the order. He then went into the bathroom and waited in the large tub.

To his delight, the first one to enter was Hinata. She sashayed into the tub and sat on his lap. After making herself comfortable and giving him a quick kiss, he went straight to work.

Hinata moaned in content bliss as his fingers worked their magic. Naruto has a habit of giving his teammates, and even Kurenai, a massage after a hard day of training. She idly wondered if he'll do this for her after they're married, but knew that he would even when they become too old to continue their occupation.

Naruto, for his part, thought he was the luckiest man in the world. He has spend five weeks surrounded by young women dressed only in their swimwear most of the time and he's giving them each a full body massage. If any of the guys knew this, they would be so envious of him. 'Good thing we won't tell them.' he chuckled to himself.

As he gave each girl a massage, he noticed that they all acted differently when they're alone with him. Hinata, Sakura and Ino seemed to enjoy cuddling while Tenten preferred close physical contact along with lots of kisses. She spent half the time just kissing him. Yakumo simply melted in his arms as she reveled in the sensations. He knew she enjoyed it and hoped that if she were to get a boyfriend, he would treat her like this as well. As her friend, he wanted her to be happy and would do his best to keep her happy until someone took his place in her heart. Ami was an interesting one. Most of the time, she blushed as she moaned and squirmed in his arms. He figured that she was probably embarrassed due to him teasing her. Inari went last and he put up a sound barrier so they wouldn't hear her, mostly Ami. The purple-haired kunoichi is the only one who doesn't know that the vixen is actually a goddess. And since she stayed in her animal form the whole time, Ami is none the wiser.

Inari moaned as Naruto tended to her body. She is the only one who he would go further with due to her wanting him to. She simply pressed her body against his and let him have his way with her. 'Mmm... just as gentle as he's always been.' the goddess moaned before turning around and kissing him. She then guided his hands to places he was too nervous to go, even with her, and spent an entire hour teasing him while they made out.

When they finally got out, they saw that the kunoichis were asleep. As the half saiyan and the white fox snuck into bed and laid down, two bodies slipped into bed with them. Looking at them, they saw that Hinata and Tenten were wide awake. "You're still awake?" Naruto whispered so he doesn't wake up the others.

"We were waiting for you two to come out." Hinata replied.

"Yeah. You two were in there for a long time." Tenten added. She then asked with a smirk, "So were you two making out in there or was it a little more frisky than that?" Naruto and Hinata blushed.

"No it wasn't, Tenten. I wouldn't do that to him... yet." Inari admitted. "Besides, you girls got first dibs on him anyway. I'll get my turn after you each have yours."

Tenten also blushed, but then grinned. "That can wait until our honeymoon, Inari. You'll be coming, won't you?"

"Of course."

Naruto shook his head before giving his two fiancées and the goddess a good long kiss, the latter transforming in order to receive it. "Good night, ladies." he said to them.

"Good night, Naruto." Hinata and Tenten said in stereo as they snuggled up to him.

"Good night, kit." Inari said as she laid her small body on his chest.

xxxxx

The next morning, Kushina stood in front of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, awaiting her son and his 'students' to emerge from it. With her is a tall man with spiky black hair and black eyes wearing a blue gi vest, orange wristbands and gi pants, a white belt, white tabi socks and black tabi shoes. His appearance seem to be around Kushina's age, though the woman knew that he is much older than she is.

As soon as the door opened, Naruto and the kunoichis stepped out, back in their usual attire, with Naruto holding Inari in her fox form. As soon as they spotted the man, Naruto and Inari's eyes widened. "Goku, long time no see!" the young half saiyan said.

The man, known as Son Goku, smiled and gave the younger redhead a salute. "Hey, Naruto! Good to see you again." he greeted jovially. "Wow, you've gotten stronger from when I last saw you."

"I had to, Goku. Mom and Dad are slave drivers." Naruto replied goodheartedly, ignoring his mother's overly sweet smile.

"So who are the girls with you?" Goku asked.

"These are my students. I'm sure Mom told you about them." Goku nodded. "That's good. Girls, this is Son Goku, one of the many people that trained me and my parents over the years."

"Kushina has told me great things about you girls." Goku said before stepping to each of them. "You must be Hinata, since Minato mentioned that Hyuuga eyes seem blind in appearance."

"It's nice to meet you, Master Goku." Hinata bowed.

Goku shook his head. "Please don't call me that. It makes me feel like an old man." he mentioned.

"That's rich coming from you, Grandpa." Kushina and Naruto mentally commented.

Goku ignored their comment as he stood in front of Tenten. "You must be Tenten, right? You and Hinata are the daughters of Minato's teammates and are quite close to his son." Both girls blushed. "I also hear you are great with weapons. I know someone who's great with a sword. Maybe I should introduce you to him?"

"Another time perhaps, Goku." Kushina spoke up. "It would be best that she's ready to face him before going to meet him, since Vegeta might try to make them fight each other."

"Yeah, that sounds like something he'd do." Goku said to himself with a small frown. He then stepped in front of Sakura and said, "So you're Sakura. How is it being Naruto's teammate?"

"It's great, Mr. Goku. Hinata and I are in real good hands." Sakura replied with a smile.

Goku sighed. "First master and now mister. What is it with kids and making me feel old?"

Naruto chuckled. "They're just being polite, Goku. I did the same thing, remember?"

"Oh yeah..." Goku then chuckled to himself before turning to Ino. "You must be Ino. You know, I know a couple of friends of my granddaughter that you might like to meet."

Ino raised an eyebrow. "You're a grandfather? But you look so young."

Goku laughed. "I know. I get that a lot." he replied before turning to Yakumo. "You must be Yakumo. I was told that you are rather frail, but you don't look frail to me."

"I used to be, but Naruto and Rin-sensei helped me grow strong." Yakumo answered.

Goku nodded before he stepped in front of the last girl. "And you must be Ami. Kushina told me that you are a fangirl. And yet, Naruto took you as a student." He then leaned in close and whispered, "Let me tell you a little secret. Naruto dislikes fangirls as they cling to their crush and want him to protect them while ignoring, and even striking, other boys for even the simplest things. He sees them as hormone-driven children who live in a fairy tail world and have no idea just how harsh the real world can be. For him to accept you as a student means he sees some real potential in you and does not want you to waste it on a fantasy that may never come true."

Ami's eyes widened before she looked at Naruto, only to see him nod. "Goku's right, Ami. Like I told you before, I don't like fangirls because they only look at the person's status or appearance, not the person themselves. I know what Goku said sounds harsh, but it's the truth. The world we live in isn't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a cruel place where the strong prey on the weak and the masses are used by the sinister. It is far worse for women, for they could get raped by someone as soon as they are spotted." He then walked towards Kushina and stood by her. "In you, I see a great deal of potential. You could become as great as my mom if you apply yourself to your training. But if you continue to be a fangirl, that potential will never be realized and you might end up getting raped on a mission before you are killed. For your sake, I am preparing you so that does not happen. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Ami nodded with a grim look on her face. During her training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, she has done some thinking and realized that Naruto was protecting her from herself and the world through his rigorous training regimen. Now that she knows of what fate could await her in the future had she remained a fangirl, she decided to devote herself to her training and worry about winning Sasuke's affection afterwards. And if she can't win his, maybe some other guy might come into the picture.

"So how was their training, son?" Kushina asked her child.

"It went like clockwork. They've learned everything I taught them. Of course, they still have much work ahead of them." Naruto replied before handing her a scroll containing the full details. "Perhaps in a year or two, they might be ready, and willing, to take Krillin's or Tien's test."

Kushina nodded before turning to Goku. "Now that that's taken care of, could you boys excuse us ladies for a few minutes?"

Goku, Naruto and Mr. Popo nodded before they went inside the palace. "Now that the men are gone, we ladies can have a little discussion about what all happened in there." she began with Inari in her arms. "Like I'm sure my son had told you all, anything that happened in the Time Chamber shall remain there. That is how secrets are. This also includes your training in the ancient arts. You are not allowed to teach to anyone what Naruto has taught you. That also includes showing it off to others. As ninjas, we only use what is necessary at the time. Why we're telling you this is because we're worried that someone might force you to reveal these techniques and teach it to those that they believe deserve them. These people will mostly be higher-ups who will use their position to get what they want. If you are ever confronted by someone who will demand something of the sort, you tell either your sensei or one of us. My husband and I will deal with them and my son can be very persuasive when he's pissed. These people may have friends in high places, but so do you. Never forget that, girls. Understand?" The six kunoichis nodded. "Good."

xxxxx

In the Land of Waves, Kakashi and Kurenai are at Tazuna's, waiting for the gennin to return. They received a message that their training is over and will be returning shortly.

Minutes later, Naruto, Inari, Sakura and Hinata arrive in a shimmer. "Thanks for waiting for us." Naruto said to the jounin.

"So how was the training?" Kurenai wondered.

"Just like back home." was Sakura's reply. "Naruto, will you teach Kurenai-sensei what you taught us?"

"Of course. She is much further along due to her years of service as a kunoichi." Naruto explained before turning to the younger jounin. "I can begin your training as soon as we get back."

"I'd like that very much." Kurenai replied with a smile.

"Now that you're back, we can tell you the plan we've been working on." Kakashi spoke up. "Most likely, Zabuza will attack as early as the day after tomorrow. So while Tazuna's out working on the bridge tomorrow, Kurenai will stay here while you, Naruto, will scout out the surrounding area. Be sure to stay hidden so you're not spotted by Gato's patrols. The rest of us will guard Tazuna on the bridge. This way, not only is he protected, but so is his family. Also, I've managed to find a house hidden in the forest. I want you to infiltrate it and find any clues that could lead us to Gato's hideout."

Naruto nodded. "Got it. I can do this alone, so Inari will stay here with Kurenai-sensei. If need be, she can be at the bridge in a second if something's wrong. Just fire a flare into the sky and she'll come." Inari nodded in agreement.

Kakashi nodded. "Are their any questions?" Everyone shook their heads. "All right, then let's get some sleep."

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Later that night, Naruto suddenly woke up and went to wake Kurenai up.

"What's wrong?" Kurenai asked.

"I have this weird feeling about something. I need to go check it out." Naruto replied. "Could you tell the others that I'll be gone when they wake up? I don't want the girls to worry... and you know they will."

Kurenai nodded. "Be careful, Naruto."

"I will." he said before planting a soft kiss on the younger kunoichis' lips. The girls moaned softly in their sleep before Naruto snuck out of the house and into the night.

xxxxx

As Naruto searched the surrounding forest, he felt a great and terrible force in the air. 'What is this feeling?' he wondered as he snuck around. It was an hour later that he found something that frightened him. 'Oh no!'

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A/N: And here's chapter seven. This chapter took me three months to write, since I had no idea how to finish it after Goku was finally introduced. I know I ended it on a cliffhanger, but I wanted to give you all something to simmer on as you wait for the next chapter. As always, real and review. Goku will destroy any flames I receive with the Kamehameha.

Okay, this chapter was mainly to show the basic techniques of the ancient arts. There's a few more, but those are not important at the moment. And of course, a demonstration of the Kamehameha and the Finish Buster. One of the reviews said to show the Kamehameha, so I did. It'll be seen in battle next chapter. I also wanted to leave room for a special scene that I wanted to show since chapter five. I'm sure many of you will remember it.

Now, I will let you all in on a little secret. The next chapter's outcome will be completely unexpected.

Response Corner:

angel61991: My thoughts exactly. Orochimaru is one of the Legendary Sannin, who are considered geniuses. Also, the man is a skilled scientist. He would do research not only on his opponent or target, he would consider all possible threats, distrations and any possible surprises. That way, he is not caught off guard. The only true way to surprise him is with a genuine surprise, something that no one even knows about. After all, the man has spies everywhere. Secrets are not very secret with him involved.

Update: 7/15/2012: As I was researching Dragon Ball techniques, I realized that I screwed up this chapter and decided to fix it. The training within the Hyperbolic Time Chamber has been toned down and changed to a more realistic level.

Later!