AN - R&R please. Big thanks to my beta'er Brian Stentzel

Disclaimer - I'm comming to terms with the fact that I don't actually own Naruto.

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Codename: Shadowfox - Chapter X

*sigh* I'm a glorified babysitter alright...

"Alright team! Gather up!" the real Naruto shouted out as the two clones dispersed.

Shino, and Hinata made their way over to Kiba and Naruto's position, sitting down next to Kiba once they reached them.

"Good work today, we made a nice bit of progress towards you guys not sucking so much. Tomorrow we start missions. I was never subjected to D-ranks since I was never placed on a genin team and I'm not looking forward to them now but someone's gotta do them and those someones will be you three. Meet outside the Hokage tower tomorrow at 9 AM. Dismissed." Naruto informed the trio before melting into his shadow.

"I wonder if we can learn to do cool custom shunshin like that." Kiba pondered aloud. "I think I would want mine to be fire. You know like either me bursting into flames and disappearing or maybe just explode in a fireball! That would be so bad-ass!" Kiba exclaimed enthusiastically.

Shino shook his head at his teammate's antics but was mentally picturing himself bursting into a swarm of kikaichū.

xXx

Meanwhile Naruto was nearing training ground 7. He looked down at his watch: 1:32 PM. If I know Kakashi he's barely getting started on his team's training.

As he neared the edge of the training ground he took a moment to reapply his henge and ANBU mask.

Shadowfox walked into the clearing and stood next to Kakashi who was face deep in his book.

"So what's up Kakashi? These brats actually make the cut?" Shadowfox asked.

"Err... sort of." Kakashi said sheepishly as he spared his friend a glance.

"Sort of?" Shadowfox asked.

"Well, Sasuke tried attacking me by himself at first. After that failed Horune suggested that they all attack me at once, Sasuke grudgingly agreed and Sakura just followed whatever he did." Kakashi admitted and the two jounin watched the genin train.

"So you got the spoiled Uchiha, one of his fangirls, and a wannabe samurai?" Shadowfox asked.

"You know, I would think you would be more sympathetic towards Sasuke since you're both orphans." Kakashi said in a bored voice.

"Sympathetic? Why? His parents, his clan... They died as traitors. My parents, your sensei, died as heroes. I don't blame him for what his father tried to do, but I also wont pity or coddle him like the villagers. Anyway who's the new girl? I don't think I've seen her before." Naruto ranted before calming back down.

"She moved here four months ago from the Land of Steel. As far as shinobi arts go she's basic, but growing up with samurai her skill with that sword of hers is at least chuunin level. She almost nicked me with that thing a few times during the bell test."

"Interesting. Hopefully you plan on helping round out her abilities though, she won't be a great kunoichi on kenjutsu alone." Shadowfox admonished his oldest friend.

"What? Of course I'm going to help her." Kakashi defended himself.

"Just making sure. When it comes to you, if left unchecked your laziness knows no bounds. For a while I thought you might have been related to the Nara clan." Shadowfox joked.

"Hey... I trained you and you turned out fine." Kakashi said dejectedly.

"Pfft. I had to kick your ass into gear after the first year since all you did was tell me what to do then go read Jiraiya's damn books." Shadowfox recalled.

"Don't insult the books, what did they ever do to you?" Kakashi whined.

"If it wasn't for Jiraiya 'research' and you reading those stupid books, I would've gotten tons more training out of both of you!" Shadowfox exclaimed.

"That didn't stop you from writing your own though." Kakashi said with a giggle.

"Sh-Shut up! I only did it because that old pervert said it was mental training!" Shadowfox stuttered slightly as he defended himself.

"So... Did you require research prior or did it come naturally?" Kakashi giggled a bit. "I must say when Master Jiraiya sent me a copy I couldn't tell the difference between his work and yours. Like godfather like godson I suppose." Kakashi stated proudly.

Shadowfox just sputtered indignantly before regaining himself. "I-I'm nothing like that old pervert!" he protested.

"You know... Jiraiya won't be around forever and it would be a shame for his great literary works to end, but that doesn't have to happen! You can save Icha-Icha! Do it for me, do it for the fan base, do it for the perverts across the globe!" Kakashi stated with fervor while still looking bored.

Shadowfox just sweatdropped at his speech. "No, no, and hell no. First off that abomination is never to become public knowledge, and secondly I have better things to do than to go around researching for material." Shadowfox stated.

"You know, you still haven't answered my question." Kakashi reminded him.

"What was that?" Shadowfox inquired.

"Did the writing come naturally or did it require some research?" Kakashi asked while trying to suppress his perverted giggles, mostly successfully.

"What does it matter? I deny that I had anything to do with that thing. It's in the past and doesn't matter." Shadowfox said dismissively.

"Ok... but that still doesn't answer the question." Kakashi pointed out.

"Again, why does it matter?" Shadowfox asked.

"*giggle* Did you enjoy researching during your travels?" Kakashi asked mirthfully.

"N-No!" Shadowfox quickly replied.

"Hehe. Liar." Kakashi stated.

"W-Well, I mean... It's not that I didn't like it, It's just that peeping on girls is you know wrong. B-Besides I only did it enough to get some material then quickly left!" Shadowfox said with growing embarrassment.

"Yeah? Exactly how much is 'enough'? Some of the scenes were pretty steamy *giggle*. Honestly if it wasn't for you traveling with Master Jiraiya I would have to question how a twelve-year-old boy would have such a... suggestive... Imagination. Hehe." Kakashi told him.

Shadowfox just groaned loudly. "I ripped off a lot of scenes from the pervert's books, I just sorta altered them a little..." He paused for a moment before trying to go back to his original topic "So what do you think of your team so far?"

"With a bit of work, they could be a very successful team." Kakashi said earnestly.

"That's good." Shadowfox said with a slight nod.

"So, what about your team?" Kakashi questioned.

"There's some definite potential there. One of them might even be able to pick up the Swooping Eagle style," Shadowfox paused for a moment before snapping his fingers "which reminds me, I need to talk to Hiashi later." He muttered.

"Hiashi? Why do you need to speak with him?" Kakashi asked, now looking up at him from his book.

"His daughter Hinata is the one who I was hoping to teach. She brought up an excellent point though." Shadowfox answered.

"I assume it was over the Hyuuga heir learning a fighting style that wasn't Juken." Kakashi correctly guessed.

"Yeah... I'm going to try to convince Hiashi to let me teach it to her." Shadowfox said as he crossed him arms across his chest.

"And if he doesn't let you?" Kakashi asked as he turned to the blonde.

"Irrelevant. I'm going to teach it to Hinata whether he likes it or not, it would just be easier if he goes with it though. It's not like the old man can really do much about what I can or cannot not teach my students." Shadowfox stated.

"Of course you do know he's going to throw a fit over this, right?" Kakashi asked.

"Of course, but then I'll remind him that ever since I figured out most of the Gentle Fist he hasn't been able to touch me in a spar and I'm sure he'll come around after that." Shadowfox reasoned.

"You going to visit him today?" Kakashi asked.

"Yeah I'm going to sneak into the compound in the middle of the night like I used to." Shadowfox said as he closed his eyes thoughtfully and nodded.

"Or you could use the front door and ask for a meeting?" Kakashi suggested.

"One, you have no room to question my methods of entry." Shadowfox stated and Kakashi shrugged. "Two, Hiashi needs to keep up appearances and neither the Shadowfox nor the Kyuubi child can just have an audience with him."

"Fair enough." Kakashi conceded and gave him an eye smile.

"Well I'll catch you later Kashi, there's ramen out there that needs eating." Shadowfox said as he shunshin'ed to back to the Namikaze house.

"Ja ne." Kakashi muttered to himself as he kept his focus on his book.

Meanwhile his three genin were talking among themselves.

"Looks like that Shadowfox guy is a friend of Kakashi-sensei, he knew that sensei would be late the first day." Horune said as she just witnessed, said Shadowfox evaporate into a dark cloud.

"I wonder who is stronger, him or sensei." Sakura spoke up.

"Hn. From what I heard they were both ANBU captains and they each have a very brutal reputation. During the third great shinobi war Iwa named Kakashi an S-rank threat with a kill on sight order, but then again that was during war-time. The Shadowfox was also given an S-rank in Iwa books and given a kill on sight order, I don't know what the he did to gain that rank outside of wartime but to garner that much infamy with an entire nation is rather... off-putting." Sasuke shared his gathered information.

"Yeah. That mask alone is frightening enough, but I would hate to see what gave him his nickname." Sakura shivered slightly as she said it.

"Why? What's his nickname?" Horune asked with interest.

"Shadowfox, The Creeping Death of Konoha. I hear that he earned the nickname due to his stealth and assassination specialities. They say he could be standing right in front of you and you would never be the wiser until you see the glint from his blade coming down at you." Sasuke answered.

Horune and Sakura both had goosebumps while Sasuke looked pensive. It always seems like I'm not even remotely close to Itachi's level when I compare my power to shinobi like Kakashi or Shadowfox. I will gain the power to kill you brother... At any cost!

xXx

Naruto entered the Namikaze estate and switched into some normal black shinobi gear with his jounin vest over it. Deciding on only keeping his black face mask on he sealed his ANBU mask into a small scroll in his jounin vest. Before walking out of the gate he reset the perimeter and anti-teleportation seals and then locked it, once outside he set out towards the ramen stand a few blocks away.

He happily ate his ramen and shared his team's progress with Ayame before paying and taking a walk around the village. Not really paying attention to where he was wandering he somehow ended up at one of Konoha's parks.

"It's nice out today... I wonder where everyone is?" Naruto said to himself as he looked around for any signs of people.

Naruto just shrugged and kept on walking, minding his own business. If it wasn't for his years of training to always be aware of your surroundings he probably would have never noted that something was wrong before he recited one of Jiraiya's old sayings in his head. Pass it once no problem, pass it twice mere coincidence, pass it a third time and be on guard.

"You can come out now, I know I've passed that tree at least three times now." Naruto called out at no one in particular but received no answer.

"Fine. Kai!" Naruto shouted and broke the genjutsu he was under.

*clap* *clap* "Oh good job," A sultry voice stretched out the letters "but if I were an enemy shinobi I would have taken advantage after you passed the tree the first time." A very beautiful red-eyed woman said as she stepped out from the trees.

"I could have guessed... you aren't seriously still mad about it are you?" Naruto replied.

"Mad no... disappointed... maybe." Spoke the voice of Konoha's premier genjutsu user, Kurenai Yuhi.

"You know as well as I do that I didn't want them in the first place and I would have traded spots with you if the old man gave me the option." Naruto spoke in his defense.

"So just do it now? I'll train them and you can just act as a front for the Hokage." Kurenai offered.

"If you really think that wily old coot would fall for that, then maybe you aren't as smart as I once thought." Kurenai looked irked at his last remark but he just kept on talking. "But even if I did want to just drop them on you, the old man-made me an offer I couldn't refuse." Naruto stated and Kurenai rose an eyebrow in curiosity.

"Oh really, and just how much ramen did he promise you 'little boy'?" She asked in a condescending manner.

"Burr." Naruto said as he wrapped his arms around himself and gave a fake shiver. "Tell me Kurenai are you naturally this bitchy or do you have to work at it? Either way the title of 'Konoha's Ice Queen' is well deserved. Good job." He said with a smirk and returned the sarcastic clap that Kurenai gave him earlier.

Kurenai was fuming but refrained from mauling him. "Tell me then, exactly what did he tempt you with that made you want to take a genin team?" Kurenai asked.

"Once I turn sixteen I can drop this act and take my Namikaze name as well as be known as both the Kyuubi jinchuuriki and the Shadowfox. I gotta tell ya Kurenai, living a lie in public kinda sucks. and I could go without the attempted murder on my person even though none of them could ever hope to kill me." Naruto casually said with a shrug at the end.

"So what do you plan on teaching them?" Kurenai asked more calmly now.

"Why exactly do you care so much? I mean I know you weren't happy with the results, but another class will graduate next year and you can take a team then." Naruto asked with honest confusion.

Kurenai just sighed and she waited a moment before speaking. "It's because of Hinata..." she trailed off.

"Hinata? Why?" Naruto asked, now intrigued.

"I've known Hinata for a while and I was hoping to be the sensei of her team so I could help build up her confidence." Kurenai answered.

"Ah, so that's it. I have noticed that she is a bit more reserved than most people but I just thought she was shy, I didn't know she lacked confidence. So far I've seen that she has bursts of determination but otherwise did seem somewhat less sure of herself than the other two now that I think about it." Naruto thought back as he tapped a finger on his chin.

"Which is why you should let me train them instead if you can't even pick up on your own students' faults so you could help them improve." she said with fervor.

"Low blow." Naruto said as he shook his head. "Like I said before though, my hands are tied here. Lord Hokage said I was better for the job and I already signed the deed to the house so I'm stuck as their sensei." Naruto said as he took a few steps to walk away.

"Better for the job, huh? Well we'll just have to test that theory out now then don't we?" Kurenai said as she dropped into a ready stance and started weaving through handseals at a rapid pace.

Naruto merely looked over his should and made a single handseal before intoning "Shadow Clone Jutsu" suddenly five Naruto clones appeared out of nowhere and surrounded Kurenai.

Kurenai froze for a moment as she had never seen someone use more than one or two shadow clones at once and not feel their effect. Then she remembered a crucial detail. This is the host of the Kyuubi, of course he would have chakra to spare. She quickly steeled her resolve before attempting to resume her handseals only to find out she couldn't move.

"Hehe got you now." a voice said from... under her?

Kurenai looked down only to see a dark circle around her and a face poking out from the ground.

"Neat trick, eh? Turns out that shadow clones were originally a Nara technique and that the clones themselves are able to turn into shadows on the ground." The real Naruto said.

"Yeah, but 'neat tricks' won't save you from the shadows clouding your own mind." a voice said from behind him and he instantly leapt out-of-the-way before a large tree could embrace him.

"So you had me in a genjutsu this entire time? Well played but... Kai!" Naruto made a handsign and freed himself of the illusion.

"I'm amazed you were able to save yourself from my tree binding death genjutsu." Kurenai said honestly.

"Truthfully, I'm amazed myself. It was seamless until you took a moment to taunt me. Ja ne." Naruto admitted before turning around once again and started walking off once more.

"Hold on! We still haven't finished this!" Kurenai called out.

"No we have. You lost." Naruto said cryptically.

"What? I'm still awake, I didn't lose! If anyone is going to lose here today, It's you!" Kurenai shouted as she began weaving through signs once more. "Magen: Hell Viewing Jutsu" The jutsu hit Naruto head on, causing him to fall on his knees before exploding in a puff of smoke.

"What the? Oh no!" Kurenai now realised what had just happened as she was unable to move around.

"That's right Kurenai. Shadow clones." Naruto's voice rang out and he and four other clones jumped from out of the treeline, along with a set of shadowy hands holding her in place. "If I remember correctly, you said that you didn't lose because you were still awake. Care to reevaluate that statement, or should I just knock you out now and leave you here?" Naruto asked as he slowly walked towards her, ninja-to in hand.

"I'd prefer being out cold than to submit defeat to a kid." she spat out.

"Ah Kurenai, so prideful. Pride can get you killed easily." Naruto lectured.

"Don't you dare patronize me! Just because you're some hotshot little prodigy doesn't mean you're better than the rest of us! At the end of the day you are still nothing but a sad little kid trying to play tough guy." she sneered.

Naruto's eyebrows drew together before he schooled his features once more. "I wanted to do this the fast way and just hit you over the head with the pommel of my ninja-to but all of a sudden I think I'll just go with my usual tactic in this situation." Naruto said and he motioned to the four clones around Kurenai.

They ran through some handsigns before shouting in unison "Shadow Strangle Jutsu" All four of the clones slammed their palms into the ground and a shadow of their hands shot towards the defenseless Kurenai.

"Last chance to give up, Kurenai. Otherwise they are going to choke you to unconsciousness." Naruto offered.

"Why don't you take your offer and stick it where the sun don't shine." Kurenai smirked as she saw him visibly frown under his mask.

Naruto sighed. "Very well. Go for it." He nodded to his clones and immediately eight sets of hands snaked their way up her body and wrapped around her throat. The clones only applied enough pressure to suffocate her but not kill her. "Come on, Kurenai. Just give in and I'll call off the clones." Naruto offered once again.

"N-Never you...p-per" She struggled to speak and the last part trailed off.

"Sorry, I didn't catch that last part." Naruto said as he cupped his ear.

"I c-called you a per-ve" She coughed before she could finish the word again.

"Sorry. One more time." Naruto said as he leaned in closer.

"Pervert!" She managed to shout.

Naruto was shocked for a moment. "Pervert?" He was honestly confused and dispelled the clones. "How am I a per- oh..." He trailed off as he gained the memories of the clones. Were it not for the mask covering his nose, Kurenai would have seen the dribble of blood leaking from it.

Kurenai was coughing and trying to regain her breath before turning to Naruto with fire in her eyes. "PERVERT!" She shouted before landing a mean uppercut, sending him airborne.

As soon as Naruto landed, Kurenai was next to him with her fist cocked back ready to pound him into the ground. "Wait!" He shouted as he pulled his hands in front of himself protectively.

"Why the hell should I? I should turn you into mush, you pervert!" Kurenai yelled as she pulled him up by the collar of his shirt and landed a right punch across his face.

"Hold on!" Naruto pleaded before another furious fist introduced itself to his face. "OW! Damn, hold up!" Another, this time to the nose. Naruto winced before cupping his nose that was now bleeding for a completely different reason. "You broke my freaking nose!" He shouted in a nasaly voice.

"I'll break a lot more!" Kurenai shouted as her fist became an acquaintance with a few of his ribs.

"I swear I didn't do that on purpose! The clones have a mind of their own!" Naruto cried out and another fist met his gut, knocking the wind out of him.

"And why should I believe that?" Kurenai said as she switched to her left hand and punched him hard in the jaw.

"Kami if you would just give me a second, I'll explain!" Naruto said as he held his jaw with one hand and his mid section with the other.

"There's nothing to explain, you groped me and now you're going to pay the consequences." Kurenai stated with righteous fury.

"I can't control the clones, I swear! They have a mind of their own." Naruto tried to state his defense.

"You honestly expect me to believe that you can instantly conjure sentient being? What do you take me for?" she asked before kneeing him in the chin.

"Ah crap!" Naruto said as he held his now bruised chin. "They do have a mind of their own. Other clones like water or earth clones are made with substance and work like golems, give 'em an order and they follow. Shadow clones are made from pure chakra which is why it puts such a strain on the user, and because it uses so much chakra a bit of the user's will and consciousness transfers over to the clone which is how we get their memories." Naruto pulled down his mask and turned away from Kurenai to spit out a glob of blood that had formed in his mouth.

"So what's your point?" Kurenai asked as she placed her hands on her hips.

"My point being that shadow clones are aware of their existence and short lifespans from my memories, therefore they don't always have the same... inhibitions as everyone else. I guess one of the little bastards saw the opportunity and went for it." Naruto explained before chuckling and scratching the back of his head nervously.

"I still don't see the reason why I shouldn't turn you into a pile of blood and bone dust." Kurenai stated calmly.

"Uh, well. I don't know? I really don't have anything else, the clones act on their own and one of them got a little fresh? I'm sorry, I truly am." Naruto apologized even though he was thinking that it was still somehow worth it since his wounds had already healed up.

"Fine. You owe me though." Kurenai huffed.

"Sure, sure. Tell you what, if I can't properly help Hinata come out of her shell, I don't mind you giving her an extra hand or teaching her a few things," Naruto said as he reset his nose and yelped in pain. "And the old man might still need me to run a few important missions so if I'm not here and you are, I would appreciate it if you could help them for me." He smiled and waited for the still-agitated Kurenai to give him an answer.

"Deal. Now get out of here before I decide that you haven't learned your lesson yet." Kurenai warned.

"Yes, ma'am." Naruto said as he shunshin'ed back home to change his clothes once again, before meeting with Hiashi.

xXx

Night fell quickly upon Konoha and Shadowfox was out and sneaking about. Naruto subconsciously rubbed his right cheek, even though the bruising and pain had subsided it still ached slightly. Note to self: do not piss off Kurenai Yuhi and then engage her in taijutsu. Haven't taken a beating that bad since my retraining when I joined the ANBU.

Naruto was now in the shadow of the trees just outside the Hyuuga compound. He unsealed his fox mask and slipped it on. Alright. He looked at his watch for a moment 8:57. Showtime. As soon as the patrols switched he ran inside of the compound and jumped into a bush. Ever since his run in with the assassin years ago, Naruto has been using parkour to quickly scale buildings without the use of chakra. Perfect when there are chakra sensors around.

A few minutes later Naruto was outside the hidden door that led to Hiashi's study. He knocked on the door in a very specific manner and waited. Some seconds later the door was opened and the with a nod he was lead in.

"I have been expecting you." The Hyuuga head stated.

"You have?" Naruto asked as he removed his fox mask and took a seat on the floor pillow across from Hiashi.

"Tea?" Hiashi asked as he motioned towards the teapot.

"No thanks, you know I don't like that stuff." Naruto said with a slight bow of his head.

"Ah yes, you prefer that new western drink. Coffee was it?" Hiashi asked before taking a sip of his tea.

"Yeah, not many places sell it but it's great when you need to stay awake." Naruto said with a slight smile as he pulled down his face mask.

"Would you like me have someone bring you some?" Hiashi asked as he set his tea-cup down.

"Oh no that's fine Hiashi-sensei, I just came to talk about a few things and it's pretty late so I don't want to keep you longer than necessary." Naruto said and he waved off the offer.

"Very well, what do you wish to speak of first?" Hiashi asked as he closed his eyes and took another sip of his tea.

"Well first, I'm sure you already know but I'm the sensei for Hinata's genin team." Naruto stated.

"Yes, Hinata informed me that Shadowfox was her sensei." Hiashi chuckled slightly. "She seemed slightly frightened at first, but earlier today at dinner it was almost as if she was overjoyed. Quite odd." Hiashi said before taking another sip of his tea.

"Well I taught her a new water jutsu after we learned that she had an affinity towards it, true to her water nature she was able to perform it very well and should master it in a week or so." Naruto explained.

"Really? She never mentioned anything about her affinity or a water jutsu. Which one was it?" Hiashi asked with interest.

"It was the water haze jutsu. She was able to successfully do it on her second try, and greatly improved by her third." Naruto informed him.

"That's good, now what else did you wish to speak about?" Hiashi asked with a slight nod.

"Well it's still about Hinata's training." Naruto said as scratched his cheek for a moment, a nervous habit that Hiashi has picked up on over the years.

The Hyuuga head raised an eyebrow and spoke in a stoic voice. "Explain."

"Well. No uh disrespect or anything," Naruto stated as he waved his hands in front of himself "but... I don't think that Juken works for Hinata." Naruto quickly stated before looking away and pulling his arms up in front of his face in defense. When the hit he assumed would come never did he spared a glance at his old mentor.

Hiashi sighed and rubbed his eyes. "I know. I've known for years, but there is nothing I can do about it." He admitted.

"Well I came by to ask you if I could teach Hinata the Swooping Eagle style, which would better compliment her uh... body... type," Naruto nervously explained "and I mean that in the most professional way possible!" he quickly added as soon as he saw Hiashi's eye twitch.

"You'd better!" Hiashi growled out.

"Anyway I was hoping on showing her the Swooping Eagle since Juken doesn't work as well for her." Naruto spoke.

"While I am honored that you would be willing to teach my daughter your personal style, that unfortunately would not end very well." Hiashi looked saddened as he said this.

"Why? I would think that anything she could do to improve would be a good thing!" Naruto reasoned.

"It's not that I wouldn't want her to, it's that the damned council would never allow it." Hiashi admitted.

"What? I always thought that they wanted her to be stronger?" Naruto questioned.

"Not necessarily, those bastards want to seal off Hinata and make Hanabi the heir. Normally main branch women aren't sealed so they can continue the line but if they consider an heir unfit to lead then they can brand them and make them a branch member." Hiashi confided in him.

"Those... assholes, pardon my language but seriously." Naruto almost shouted but remembered that he isn't supposed to be here.

"Indeed. You know that I love both of my daughters very much and I would like to see nothing more than for both of them to succeed but if Hinata were to use another fighting style other than Juken the council would see it as a weakness and as an excuse to brand her. I have tried my best to toughen her up but she's too much like her mother, too gentle to use the assertive and oddly ironically named gentle fist, and to kind to ever deal any significant damage with it." Hiashi expressed.

"Well why don't we just help her combine them then?" Naruto offered.

"What do you mean?" Hiashi asked with slight visible interest.

"I mean when I wanted to teach her my style I didn't expect her to just drop Juken, I wanted her to mold the style to personally fit her. If we combine my style and Juken then she would have the flexibility of mine with the mostly non-lethal attacks of yours. Plus with my strong offense and the Juken's legendary defense it would make for a pretty strong fighting style." Naruto explained.

"I suppose that could work. If she were able to use such a style effectively and defeat another Juken user then it should pass. Very well Naruto, you have my permission to teach Hinata the Swooping Eagle." Hiashi stated confidently.

"Sweet, I'll teach her my end and relay what I would like you to go over with her on your end." Naruto said and he stood up and gave a slight bow before walking towards the crease in the wall that marked his escape route.

"Oh and Naruto," Hiashi called out as he stood up, causing the boy to turn around "Thank you, you are Hinata's last hope." he said with a deep bow.

"Yeah, well I'll get right to work. Got years of self-confidence issues to get rid of and then comes the real training. No pressure right?" Naruto chuckled as he walked down the hidden hallway.

AN - Hope you liked it!

~Shadowfox