Hey ya'll! Back again, and ready to up-the-date! They'll be moving on and graduating from the academy in this chapter.

Let it rip!

Chapter 8

No escaping. No where. Just brokenness. Images. Hate. Fire. The walls loomed above, the roof cowered at the height. Evil lurked in the flames and hate was heard in the seeping air. Gasping heat and tearing flicks rushed past the the center of the storm. Morning moans hummed and floated in the air…

"Naruto…"

Huh?

"Naruto…"

What's going on? Where am I?

"Naruto… you've got some nerve…" the voice bellowed and echoed in the chaos that surrounded him. He looked but saw no one, he blinked, but nothing changed. What was going on?

Who's there? He asked. It wasn't desperate, but it was curious. Naruto was a curious boy after all. He looked down at his hands to find them larger than her remembered. Changing his glance t his clothing, he realized he wasn't in wear of anything. Self-consousness could have kicked in, but it was as if he didn't care. His body glowed in a way he wasn't used to and his fingertips felt tingly.

What's going on?

"Fool, you just had to take us both, didn't you?" the voice mumbled.

"God dammit! All you do is gripe! I'm sick of it," another voice snapped back. "Just because you switched hosts doesn't mean you have to go ahead and cry about it for five god damn years!"

Naruto recognized the voice, but he couldn't place it. His hands reflexively went to his stomach, squeezing what he expected to be the small chub from being a twelve-year-old. But none was there. He looked to his stomach, eyes widening. My… My old body? He looked up to see everything suddenly vanish and replaced with two cages, one chained, and another loosely sealed.

Kyuubi… he looked up, wondering what was going on. Are… you came back with me? he asked, a small smile tugging at his lips.

"Ha, brat I'm surprised you thought you could get rid of me that easily. Going back in time and into another dimension won't get rid of me," he grinned, not evil, but a foxy one.

Naruto nodded, Good to see you again… Kyuubi.

"And here I am watching this as if everything's alright. Get me out of here, brat or I swear I'll tear you apart!" The darkness in the chained cage surprised him, and it wasn't until he got a closer look, did he see another lone red blazing eye. "You're a fool, Namikaze. Your mother was no less," the voice hissed.

Naruto furrowed his brows, Another… Kyuubi?

"Fool! You will call me Mazoku Kyuubi!"

The other sighed, "Naruto… meet my roommate,"

"Roommate!? I am a demon lord! As are you! I can't believe you would actually sink so low as to interact with… with him," he ranted.

So you're my mom's Kyuubi? Naruto face faulted. Damn, my mom actually dealt with you? You're one big-

"Naruto!" Naruto stopped and looked to the Kyuubi he knew. A slightly lighter coat pleased him in knowing that he could tell them apart. Besides their attitudes. "You'll make him even more pissy!" Kyuubi complained.

Yeah sure, Naruto sighed, looking to his furry friend's counterpart. So I guess I'll call you, Mazoku-chan? he grinned, shoving his hands into his pockets, only to realize he was without clothes. Eh, why am I like this? I'm all glowing and I'm completely nude… the hell is with this? I'm even in my old body!

Kyuubi sighed, "Naruto, your body chakra of your old being somehow reserved it to save myself, as well as your life chakra that would result in your remembering your old life when you were five." Kyuubi leaned further, his eyes closing. "Normally, I would have traveled back with you, but due to the seal your idiot-father left on here, I was stuck to the other timeline. However, your chakra somehow took my own before completely leaving the dimension, and saved me into another seal."

Naruto nodded, Seems like I'd do that. That last day was pretty fuzzy, I barely remember preforming the jutsu. That doesn't explain me being nude and glowing though…

"Brat, you're using your old body's chakra now. Your mental age is what your chakra is forming, therefore you're your older body." Mazoku griped.

Naruto rolled his eyes, Obviously, why didn't I know that? he said sarcastically.

"Why you-"

"Stop your bickering! You're both fools and your both annoying!" Kyuubi howled. "Naruto, I didn't call you here to argue with him, I called you here because with him here as well, it channels both of our chakra into you."

Naruto tilted his head, So is that bad? That just means I'm twice as powerful, no?

"No, it doesn't. If you use our chakra at the same time, it has a higher risk of taking over your entire being and mind."

Naruto's eyes seemed to focus on nothing in particular. "So I don't use your chakra anymore?" he asked, rubbing the back of his head in thought.

"No, you just need to take it in small amounts, make sure nothing goes wrong."

"Stop coddling him, once he dies, I'll finally have a minute of damn peace," Mazoku mumbled.

"Idiot! Don't you know if he dies we die!?" Kyuubi whipped his head towards his counterpart's cage.

"Death seems better than being a host."

Well, I'd rather not watch a war go off between demon foxes, so I'll just be on my way… Naruto shook his head, I'll remember what you said, Kyuubi. Thank you…

"No problem, kid."

xXxXx

Naruto opened his eyes to see his bedroom light shinning in his eyes. His mom must have tried to wake him up, and from the looks of it, it didn't work.

He groaned and sat up, throwing his feat over the edge of his bed and walking over to the bathroom. The normal routine, go to the bathroom, brush teeth, get dressed, shove head under water so it looked like he took a showed, squeeze the air of the shampoo bottle on his shirt so he smelled clean. Shaking his already drying hair, he walked out to the kitchen where his mom was cooking breakfast.

Or that's what he thought.

He walked to the counter and found some cold eggs and toast prepared on a platter. Aside from that, a note from his mother.

Naruto,

I am out with your sister shopping early this morning, since

Emi needed new clothes for the last day of school. We'll be

back soon enough to walk you, unless you have other plans.

Much love,

Mom.

He laughed at her normality in the letter. Normally, since his mother was not a morning person, she would make breakfast, (and almost fall asleep while eating it) and make someone else go shopping or whatever. Maybe Emi bribed her… he mentally cringed, I wouldn't put it past her.

Emi had the brains of their dad and the manipulation skills of their mom. A deadly combination. She was clever, thought of a comeback like a whip, and she wasn't scared to show off her skills. Many times, he found himself jealous, but he didn't let it get past that. He smiled, family was his life, and his life was family.

He looked back to the plate of cold food and shook his head. Cold eggs and toast was horrible… he took the plate and disposed of it's contents in the trash as he made his way to the door. Sasuke was a morning person… maybe he was out training somewhere.

They had performed the Genin tests yesterday, today they were only going to get their headbands and certificate. Making sure he was in his correct attire, he left the house. He no longer wore bright orange. His mother wasn't necessarily against it, and neither was his father, but they both suggested he wear more… ninja appropriate clothing. He now wore a hard chest plate-like cover over a black T-shirt. The cover was much like an ANBU black-op vest, but it only had one strap that went diagonal over his shoulder and connected to the opposite side of the lower back. Of corse, he needed something orange, so he settled on having an orange leaf design on the front of the plate. It was light weight, and the padding inside made it quite comfortable. His pants were a tannish khaki and two large pockets on each side under both of his weapon pouches.

Yep. Two weapon pouches. His father was the same, being able to use both hands in battle, a normal skill for a ninja, but when you had both weapon pouches, it suggested that you could skillfully use both hands. Both he and his sister worked hard on obtaining this skill, and Naruto was proud of it. He found his body learning quicker than it did in his past life, and that may have to do with the fact that he already went through it, but it was hard to understand some things still, as if his body just… forgot.

Either way, he was excelling. After all, that's what it took to be Hokage, no? He grinned as he quickened his pace towards the training grounds in the woods Sasuke and Itachi commonly used.

Knowing he could run and be able to make it in less than a minute, he began a steady jog, too tired to really run. Besides, Sasuke may not even be there.

Pfft, Sasuke's always training, he thought. He enjoyed this innocent Sasuke, the one who knew love and understood struggle's gain. His father stopped the Uchiha massacre before Danzo was even able to bring it to the council. Itachi still thought like a Hokage, but his need to be a hero was dulled in the peaceful life style they seemed to all have adapted to.

Before Naruto even made it to the training field, he heard clinks and clanks of kunai hitting the ground. He could hear the thunks of many getting into the tree, some whizzing by. Making sure the sounds subsided instead of charging in and getting impaled, he casually walked where he could sense Sasuke's chakra.

"Sasuke?" Naruto called, making sure he wasn't mistaken.

"Over here," he heard a tired sigh.

Naruto walked through some brush and around some trees to find Sasuke sprawled out on the ground of the forest, "Jeez, Sasuke. You're over-doing it. I heard those last shots, you only got 10 kunai in the tree, you can normally hit at least 20." He didn't mean any sarcasm in the comment, he was completely serious about what he said, so he was confused when Sasuke laughed.

"At least twenty," the Uchiha sighed. "You know, my father still keeps saying that Itachi's going to carry out this clan to the peak, he's going to lead the Uchiha into greatness," he said. "Despite their quarreling every now and then, he trusts him with his life." Sasuke looked up to his friend, "And here I am, able to hit kunai to a tree."

Naruto's eyebrows furrowed. "Sasuke, your dad's just as proud of you, ya know. Does he brag about Itachi when Itachi's actually around?" he asked, shoving his hands into his pocket's casually.

Sasuke sighed, shaking his head and sitting up. "But when he's not around, he's a god."

Naruto nodded, "Maybe he praises you when your not around, after all, you wouldn't know, no?"

Sasuke shrugged, "When'd you get all wise, huh?" he asked as he stood up and brushed his pants off.

Punching his arm playfully, he rolled his eyes, "And when you'd get all emo- oh wait, never mind-"

"Shut-up, dobe."

They didn't separate the distance between them, however, as they began their trek to their last day at the academy. Naruto swung his arms behind his head as Sasuke tucked his into his pockets. They made casual conversation as villagers began to open their stands and greet the Hoakge's son and the young Uchiha. A voice called behind them, and before either one of the boys turned their head, they knew who it was.

"Hey Sakura-chan!" Naruto called, waving an energetic hand to Sakura. She waved back with just as much gusto as she approached the boys.

"Hey guys," she smiled. "Wow, Naruto… you're up… early. What happened this morning?" she asked, a playful and teasing smile on her face.

Naruto's mind flashed to his dream, but he pushed the thought away. "I guess I was just excited," he brushed her comment aside.

Sakura, finding this attitude quite strange for her blond-headed friend, she marked it in her mind in the 'ask-Naruto-question-later' section. Walking besides them, she looked to Sasuke, "You think we'll end up being on the same team?" she asked, casual enough to not suspect anything.

Sasuke laughed, "And why would the Hokage do that? The two top students and the smartest one? Yeah, and then leave all the weaklings for the rest, I suppose?" Sasuke asked, making Sakura furrow her brows and stick her tongue out at him.

"You know, tongues are meant to be inside your mouth," he glanced at her. She rolled her eyes, getting in pace with Naruto.

"Did Kakashi say anything to you?" she whispered.

Naruto shook his head, "Like always, nope."

Sakura sighed, "Why must he be so… I don't even know how to describe it."

"Lazy? Annoying? Avoiding? Perverted? You know what, Kakashi's just… Kakashi," Naruto reasoned out loud, their whispers raising into laughs and giggles, to which Sasuke looked squarely at them.

"You two… are weird."

xXxXx

"So it's set up?"

"Yeah, you'll be training Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura."

"And you're sure it's fair? I mean, their the highest in the class-"

"Kakashi," Minato sighed, "We've gone over this. If you truly believe that they are a team worth forming, then I fully trust you. Why are you now having doubts about this?" Minato sat against his desk and looked sideways at Kakashi.

The Jounin looked away, "Bad memories, I guess…" he sighed and stood strait, nodding respectfully. "I'll get ready to 'meet' them, I suppose."

Minato nodded, "Yes, they're almost done at school. You're going to be late, Kakashi, if you don't hurry."

Kakashi chuckled, "You know me, I take my sweet time…"

Minato rolled his eyes, I know, and that's what worries me. My son better not pick up those habits," he warned, an eyebrow arched.

Kakashi put his hands up in defense, "Well considering I was his Squad captain his entire past life, I don't expect any more of me to rub off on him," he said.

Minato nodded, "Of course, now…" he took a breath, "go on, then."

"Hai," and with that, Kakashi disappeared to start team seven off again. Hopefully, on a better path this time around.

I think this may be a shorter chapter. I'm not sure. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed! Soon I'll be getting missions, I'll be showing enemies, and more…

-LovelySheree