Disclaimer: Huh… like usual I don't claim any ownership to Naruto. It is owned by Kishimoto Masashi.

I agree with most that the fight in the last chapter was lacking, but also understand that it was hard to write for one and was only a plot development, so sorry for not putting my all into it. There is a lemon in this chapter, so you've been warned. I hope you enjoy this chapter and I look forward to your enjoyment or anger at my writing. Now onto the chapter…

Chapter 10 – Developments…

Naruto walked calmly towards the gates of Konoha. Sakura seemed to have a skip in her step, but seemed to lack such a happy look on her face. Naruto looked at all the members of his team and was struck by how the dynamic of him not being all to everyone had hurt the 'team', while this bothered him it also made him happy that he had talked to Sakura and wasn't going to take anything from Sai any longer. Yamato had kept them on a tight leash all the way home. Not letting any of them talk other than to communicate what they were going to do next. Sakura even got pissed when Naruto informed the group that he needed to take a piss. Sai was about to say something when Naruto did a couple hand seals and gave the boy a look, as if to dare him to say something. Sakura had been pissed and told him to just make sure that she didn't see him do it. He went behind a tree only to have Yamato join him.

They talked lightly when they were relieving themselves. The conversation actually turned into an apology from the jounin to the genin. Naruto was surprised, but also understood that he was given the short end of the stick because of his rank, his former reputation and how Sakura had described him before.

Sakura broke Naruto out of his thoughts when she said, "I have a couple of things to do if that is okay, captain Yamato?"

Yamato nodded and then Sai said, "I also have something that I must attend too. If you'll excuse me."

Yamato rolled his eyes, sighed and nodded to the boy.

Naruto looked at the jounin, but then figured the man had done so for a reason.

"Naruto, my apology was sincere. I hope you understand that you being the jinchuuriki means that you need to be protected as an asset for this village. You must understand that I was worried that you might lose control, so I had to be hard on you."

Naruto sighed and said, "I already told you that I forgive you, but will not forgive Sakura or Sai for their treatment of myself and Fu-chan. Sakura has treated me like her personal slave for a long time. She thinks that I am her personal spirit boaster. If she felt that I was worthy of her affection she would have shown it by now. I know that she and Fu-chan didn't hit it off right, but we had a long time to become friends and that is more than likely all we ever will be. I know that she wants Sasuke back with all of her heart, but she didn't leave any real space for me there, even though I've been there for her so many times. Who rescued her time and time again? Me, not teme. What do I get for my troubles? I don't do what she likes and I get hit, minor injury if I'm lucky, a concussion if I'm not."

Yamato seemed to contemplate this, but then asked, "So why forgive me so quickly?"

Naruto scratched the back of his head and replied, "Well you know Wood techniques and I've been creating them from scratch. I thought you could teach me some, so that I could become more proficient with them."

"I see, so you think that if you forgive me for my previous malice, I will help you out?" Yamato asked.

Naruto chuckled and replied, "Yeah, sort of. I also think you deserve a second chance."

"Why not give Sakura a second chance?" Yamato asked.

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Tsunade was doing paperwork when there was a knock on the door. "Enter," she said authoritatively.

Sakura entered, closed the door behind her and said, "I'm back, Master."

"You have a report and why aren't you with the rest of the team?" Tsunade asked, just as Shizune entered the room.

Sakura put her hands behind her back and began to scuff the floor with her foot. She then said, "You see, we have a problem." She waited until she had the full attention of both the women before she continued, "I think Naruto has given up wanting to search for Sasuke-kun and we had an incident where he lost control and Yamato taicho had to assert his control over Naruto when he overused the Kyuubi."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow at this, while Shizune gasped. "Explain," Tsunade ordered.

"Well we met the informant. It turned out to be Kabuto and they had broken the seal that Sasori had placed on him a while ago. Orochimaru also showed up and Naruto lost control and began to fight Orochimaru," Sakura explained.

"So, how many tails did Naruto manifest?" Tsunade asked.

"Five," Sakura answered.

"How badly did it hurt him?" Tsunade asked.

"He was badly injured, severe dermal damage along with mild blood loss. He claimed to be back to forty percent about ten minutes after I healed the skin damage. We also followed Orochimaru and Kabuto to their base and found Sasuke-kun. Naruto wasn't a match for Sasuke-kun, and would have been killed if Yamato taicho hadn't intervened. I'm sorry Shisho, we failed," Sakura said sadly.

Tsunade clasped her hands together and touched them to her lips. She held this pose for a minute before she asked, "Did you give Naruto any soldier or food pills before he engaged Sasuke?"

Sakura shook her head and replied, "No, what would that matter?"

Tsunade opened her mouth to speak only for there to be a knock on the door. "Who is it?"

"Team Kakashi, Yamato and Naruto, to file our report," Yamato replied from the other side of the door.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow and looked at Sakura. She then looked at the door and said, "Enter."

Both males entered the room and Naruto seemed to scowl at Sakura who seemed to scowl back at him. Shizune wore a worried look as she looked between the two.

"I'm here to report mission failure, but also to report more…" Yamato said, waiting for acknowledgment to continue.

"Yes, Sakura informed me that your team had failed to capture the informant. There are a couple matters I would like to talk to you about in private. It would include Naruto's blood line," Yamato said, while hinting that he wanted to say more, but didn't want either Naruto or Sakura there.

Tsunade wasn't sure which of them he wanted to leave, so she took the easy way out. "Thank you Sakura. That will be all," she said and dismissed her apprentice. Sakura nodded, but continued to glare at Naruto, while she left the room. "I hope that is what you desired, Yamato," she finally said after she was sure that Sakura had left.

Yamato nodded and then asked, "May I speak candidly Hokage-sama?"

Tsunade nodded and waved her hand out, while saying, "By all means."

Yamato cleared his throat and began. "First I would like to commend Naruto-san for his behavior on the mission. He, under great duress was able to carry out his portion of the mission with few problems, one of them being his losing control while fighting Orochimaru. He only lost control when Fu-san was threatened. Orochimaru said that he would get Fu-san and give her to Sasuke-san. But I get ahead of myself. We met our contact, Kabuto, who apparently with the help of Orochimaru had broken the control seal Sasori had placed on him. This being said, Orochimaru appeared and then a fight broke out. I had to do damage control while Naruto was dealing with Orochimaru and Sakura was dealing with Kabuto. Sai on the other hand left and hid while Naruto and Orochimaru fought. Naruto had released to the fifth tail and destroyed an area two kilometers in diameter, along with making a couple of new valleys about four kilometers long. While I was helping Naruto regain control, Sai had met up with Orochimaru and they headed to Orochimaru's base."

Yamato took a breath and then continued, "We found the base and immediately got into a fight with Kabuto, where Naruto displayed Mukoton abilities, by injuring and binding Kabuto. I think that Kabuto thought I did it, so we didn't lose any surprises there. We found Sai and found that he was giving Orochimaru files on our ANBU forces. We reacquired those files." Naruto pulled out a manila folder and handed it to Shizune. She opened the folder and perused the contents. She then nodded that it was indeed what Yamato had indicated.

"We did allow Sai to help up find Sasuke, but also later found out that he had marked Sasuke for assassination," Yamato explained.

"So that is why Danzo wanted him on the mission. So that he could eliminate Sasuke," Tsunade explained out loud.

"There is more, he also explained that he was going to be the conduit for communications between Danzo and Orochimaru. I fear that Danzo might make a move against you Hokage-sama," Yamato explained. He then furrowed his brow and said, "There is also the issue of your apprentice."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow and asked, "What is bothering you about Sakura?"

"She is conflicted. While she harbors feeling for Naruto… she does not feel that he is someone with whom she can love. She appears to only have eyes for Sasuke. She assaulted Naruto several times during the mission, even when he was recuperating from overusing the Kyuubi's power. Orochimaru brought out five tails… five from Naruto. After three it appears to injure him, more so the more tails he uses. At four tails his skin peals and he loses blood to form a stronger cloak. I also witnessed him using an unusual fire technique while using the five tail form. It seemed like a beam, but when it hit something it would explode into a fireball. I'm sure it has to do with the Kyuubi being a fire based being, but I can't be sure. I would like to have a reprimand put into Sakura's file for assaulting an injured shinobi. She is a chuunin and Naruto is still a genin and thus her subordinate. Discipline is one thing, but getting angry at him and then just hitting him is unacceptable. I also think that his relationship with Fu-san and Hyuuga-sama is affecting her and she is not ready to admit it. I would advise that she lean how to work with both Fu-san and Naruto. I would also recommend that Sai be taken into custody and questioned about what he did. That is my report Hokage-sama, but I would also like to do some training with Naruto-san to improve his ability with Wood techniques. I would also like you to investigate anyone who might have any information on Ice techniques and have them help Naruto-san," Yamato said and then bowed to Tsunade.

Tsunade smirked under folded hands, but then steeled her features and said, "I will allow you to work with Naruto, but is there time for him to be entered into the chuunin exams in Suna?"

"They start in a week there, Tsunade-sama, but I don't see why he couldn't be entered. He would need a team though," Shizune explained.

Naruto perked up and said, "How about Fu-chan?"

Tsunade looked like she was thinking for a minute then said, "Sure, why not? She came here as a chuunin and we really haven't entered her into the rolls under any classification. Shizune, find me another qualified genin and we can have Naruto, Fu and then entered into the chuunin exams. After you notify them, send them off tomorrow morning with all the supplies they will need. They should make it just in time and I'm sure that Gaara won't mind having Naruto there. Now if you will allow me to talk to Yamato. You are dismissed, Naruto."

Naruto smiled wide, nodded and left the room.

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Naruto walked down the street, excited that he would get a chance to be a chuunin, one more step to becoming Hokage. He worried his actions in Suna might affect the outcome, but his thoughts were interrupted by three Aburame. All three had jumped down from a building and wore their trademark coats. Two of them wore cowls over their heads and he could tell that one was male and the others female. He attempted to step aside, but they moved to block his progress. Finally after several attempts he asked, "What the hell? Why are you blocking me? Do you need something?"

A female voice somewhat familiar, but couldn't quite place replied, "Yes, I need something from you Uzumaki Naruto. You will take me to your apartment, now."

Naruto wasn't sure what to make of this, so he just shrugged his shoulders and led the trio to his apartment. When they arrived the other female nodded and said, "We'll leave this up to you. I hope it works."

The other female nodded and then turned to Naruto. "So are we going in or what?" she asked.

Naruto raised an eyebrow, but opened the door and felt light headed when the girl walked by him. He also felt something he hadn't felt before, lust. This surprised him and he wasn't sure what to make of this. He knew that Fu and Hinata might have a problem with him brining in an Aburame girl and then letting the girl have her way with him, but this feeling he couldn't fight. It was intoxicating. He closed the door behind them and followed her into the living room. She then said, "Take off your clothes."

In his induced haze he complied and didn't understand why he couldn't control himself. He stood there naked in the middle of the living room with a girl he wasn't even sure that he knew. "Why are you doing this? Is this genjutsu?" he asked weakly. She answered him by grabbing hold of him and smashing her lips to his. He couldn't fight kissing the girl back. He then noticed a lock of lime green hair and was pretty sure that he knew who it was. He broke the kiss and pushed the cowl back to reveal Fu smiling warmly at him.

She then asked, "When did you know it was me?"

Naruto shrugged while unzipping her coat and pushing it over her shoulders and on to the floor. He then said, "Your voice was familiar and I figured that it might be you or it was one of the Aburame trying to seduce me. Either way I knew I was in trouble." He then kissed her deeply and moved her towards the wall. He then asked, "Why can't I help myself? I don't have any control."

Fu kissed him chastely and replied, "I released pheromones and those have you all ready to go. While pheromones don't cause you to lose control, they help with arousing you. You have to have an attraction to actually be affected by them. You know my scent and since your unconscious knows it, my pheromones are driving you wild. You've been releasing them since I told you to take off your clothes." She then smirked and asked, "Do you want to finish what we started?"

(Lemon start…)

Naruto grabbed her white tube top and pulled it up and over her head quickly. Fu smirked and grabbed her pants and pushed them down while saying, "I guess that answers that question."

Now both without clothes they began to kiss deeply. Their arms wrapped around each other as their lips battled for supremacy. He backed her into the wall and she lifted her legs to wrap around him. He began thrusting his hips, only to find that he was only rubbing against her. She seemed to enjoy it nonetheless. Suddenly the door opened and a voice called to them, "What are you doing?"

Both turned to see Hinata with a surprised look on her face. Naruto blushed, but Hinata became insistent and asked again, "What do you two think you're doing?"

Fu sighed and put her legs down. "We were going to finish what we started the other morning. Until you arrived," she replied, but not in an angry tone.

"Well you better get dressed, because the Hokage is coming," Hinata said anxiously.

(Just kidding, but it will be soon)…

The two almost lovers began to gather their stuff and then ran into the bedroom. While they dressed there was a knock on the door. Hinata answered it and allowed Tsunade to enter. She took a seat on the couch and then waited for Naruto and Fu to come out of the bedroom. She smirked and said, "Couldn't wait too long to deflower each other?"

"We were doing just fine until you arrived," Naruto replied in an annoyed tone.

Tsunade smiled and said, "Too bad. I've found you a teammate for the chuunin exams. Fu, you, Naruto and Sai will be a team in the chuunin exams, but if he doesn't make it back or you can pry some information from him on Danzo, the first is your choice, but remember you will need him for the first part and the other would be good for us. Oh and Fu, boxers don't hide well in the spandex. Have fun and don't knock her up yet. I don't want to be a grandmother yet."

Fu and Hinata giggled, but then Naruto said, "You already are my grandmother."

Tsunade turned and raised an eyebrow. "I could be your mother for all you know," she said angrily.

Naruto wore a hurt look on his face and asked, "Do you know who my mother was?"

Tsunade smiled and said, "Yeah, I think I do, but that is for another time. Now go have some fun and be young. Just don't have any kids, yet."

Naruto turned to Hinata and asked, "Do you want too?"

Hinata blushed, but shook her head and said, "Not yet Naruto-kun. I want too, but I have obligations for the moment and I want to wait until after the wedding ceremony. I love Naruto-kun, but I'm not ready for that just yet."

Naruto nodded and said, "I understand, but remember that we both care about you and would let you join us now if you like."

Hinata blushed and shuffled her feet, but then turned bright red and asked, "Can I watch?"

Naruto and Fu looked at the Hyuuga heiress in awe. While not ready to make the leap into intimacy, she wanted to watch Naruto and Fu being intimate. Naruto blinked and then nodded. Fu shrugged her shoulders and nodded. She wasn't worried, she had hoped that Hinata would accept her and apparently she did. Hinata locked the front door and then Naruto yelled, "Damn! We have to deal with that jerk Sai, going to Suna, doing the exams and then being in the exams with him."

Fu raised an eyebrow and then smirked. She then said, "We can work out some of that aggression tonight…" She then closed the bedroom door behind the trio.

(Real lemon start)…

Hinata took a seat in the chair across the room. Naruto pulled the shirt off of Fu and then she took his shirt off. He trailed kissed down her neck and took a minute to suck on her left nipple, eliciting a moan and her nails gently dragged through his hair. He then trailed kissed down her navel and gently pulled down her spandex and the boxers beneath. He stopped just above the green tuft of hair and continued to kiss her stomach for a minute or two. He then moved back up her body and ministered to her right breast while she stepped out of her pants and underwear. He moved back up to her neck and then her chin. He landed back on her lips while she returned the kissing with the same passion.

She then moved down his cheek and she found that he moaned when she kissed his whisker marks. She smiled and moved along the chin line. She then moved down his neck and his chest. She then licked his nipple and sucked on it for a minute or so before she moved down his stomach. She smiled when his seal appeared, but only briefly. She gently pulled at the hem of his pants and pulled down his pants and boxers in one fell swoop. She then grabbed his penis and stepped away from him. He gasped, but quickly stepped out of his pants and underwear. She gently tugged and he followed the pull to the bed. He was now standing fully up right, as she turned and sat on the bed. She slid back and wiggled her finger, saying 'come here'. He quickly climbed onto the bed and kissed her. She moved them to the middle of the bed and gently pushed him onto his back. He looked at her questioningly, but complied.

She then moved her left leg over him and straddled him. She then lay down on him with his penis between them. She kissed him on the lips and started to move back and forth. Feeling him part her lips and touch her clitoris, she moaned into the kiss. For Naruto this felt pleasurable, but also abrasive. She had somewhat dried up from when they were humping in the living room and now it was skin against skin with little lubrication. This changed when Fu began to quiver slightly and she slip up higher, so that the tip of his penis hit her clitoris. She then slid back down, but this had left his shaft wet and now lubricated. She continued to move her hips. After a few minutes she sat up and said, "Time to go all the way."

She slid forward enough for him to be free of them both. He then felt himself enter a warm moist place that he was sure was the entry to her. She stopped when he felt himself hit what felt like a barrier, but then she put her hands on his shoulders and pushed herself down. He was sure he felt something tear, but only looked up at the green haired girl. She grimaced in slight pain and stopped moving. "Are you okay?" he asked worriedly.

"Yes, fine," Hinata answered in a panting voice. Both looked over to see Hinata in the chair without pants or panties, with her hand touching herself.

Naruto looked over at the blushing girl and said, "You can go second if you like or I can make a shadow clone for you."

"No, this will do fine for now. I want to wait for our wedding night," Hinata said in protest, but both on the bed could tell that she was fighting the urge to join them in bed.

Fu shrugged and said, "He'll be waiting for you, but first… I have a job to finish." She kissed him deeply and began to move her hips. This was awkward for both of them, since they couldn't seem to keep a rhythm together. After a few minutes they both became in sync and felt each movement in turn. They continued to kiss, even going so far as to battle with their tongues. Fu felt herself reaching her second climax. She was disappointed that she had done so while they were just dry humping, but this time she could feel it building in her core. She looked into Naruto's eyes and saw them begin to glaze over and him trying to fight his own release. "Don't fight it… We can do it together," she said. She then kisses him and felt the dam burst. Her body began to tingle and her breathing became halted.

To Naruto she sounded like she was something similar to her shivering, as if she were cold, with her lips quivering and her breathing doing the same. He then felt her clamp down on him and he couldn't help but hit his own climax. He at that moment thrust harder into her and the clamping became pulsing around him. He felt a tingle run from the tip of his penis to the top of his head.

Fu flopped down on his chest, breathing hard. She could still feel him pulsing inside of her. She looked over at a smiling and content Hinata, who apparently had climaxed when they did. She giggled, turned to Naruto and kissed him on the lips. She smiled as he was still on his climaxed bliss. She felt the sweat on both of their bodies, having slicked both of their chests and stomachs. She wanted to stay like this forever. She felt the bed shift and noticed Hinata enter the bed, devoid of clothes. She smiled and asked, "So you want to go on the ride of a lifetime?"

Hinata blushed and nodded. Hinata looked at Naruto and asked, "You don't mind do you, Naruto-kun?"

Naruto shook his head and replied, "Not if you don't."

Fu got off and felt Naruto come out of her and heard him flop on his own stomach. Fu then rolled over and said, "Make sure to play with her first or you might hurt her. She might like you to fondle her some."

Hinata blushed deeply. Naruto turned and then kissed her gently on the lips. She responded and returned the kiss with more passion then he expected. He moved from her mouth and down her chin. She began to moan when he reached her neck. He then made his way down her right side and reached her right breast. He gently licked, sucked and kissed both the nipple and the breast. She moaned in ecstasy. Naruto also massaged the left breast with his right hand. He continued to minister to her right breast, but his hand traveled down her navel, which elicited a shiver from Hinata. It then found the tuft of dark blue hard and he massaged it. Not getting much of a response he moved to her libia and inserted his finger. She arched her back and gasped deeply. He felt her engorged clitoris and rubbed it gently.

Hinata was in heaven. The man she loved was giving her pleasure like she had never known. She nearly climaxed when he began touching her clitoris, but grabbed his head and pulled his lips to hers. She kissed him deeply and moaned into his mouth. She then broke the kiss and said, "I want you now."

She rolled onto him and felt him at her entrance. Having taken Fu not ten minutes ago, Naruto appeared up to the challenge. Hinata slid down and felt him enter her and hit the barrier. She took a minute to adjust to his girth, but then took a deep breath, bit her lip and push down. While painful, it didn't hurt like she had feared. Not that Naruto went that far in. Hinata realized that she was tight and it would take work for her to take all of Naruto into her, so when the pain subsided she moved up and down slowly, taking him farther into her with each stroke. She felt her pelvis hit his gently and then she took a clue from Fu and began to rock back and forth. Her hands placed squarely on his stomach she continued to rock. She felt his hands on her hips and felt something she had never felt, a warmth building in her core. While she had made herself climax before she had never felt it build from this location and build this strong. She looked down and saw Naruto gritting his teeth, but didn't seem to be in pain.

Naruto was in bliss, while Hinata was much tighter than Fu, she seemed to move in a way that made him feel like he was in heaven. He then felt Hinata squeeze and it was a hard squeeze, almost painful. Hinata threw her head back and yelled, "Naruto-kun!" Her yelling his name pushed him over and he released just afterwards. She looked down at Naruto and smiled warmly at him. She finally noticed that he had been massaging her breasts for some time, while she was on top of him. She leaned down and kissed him deeply. She then said, "You know it's your fault, Fu. You seem to know how to push me to do what I want, but what I'm afraid to do. Not that I mind anymore."

She smiled and turned to the green haired girl and was surprised when she felt lips, other than Naruto's kissing her. Fu broke the kiss and said, "We are now lovers of the same man and will share. Not that I'm into women, but I thought we should at least share one kiss. I prefer Naruto-kun's kisses. I hope you aren't offended."

Hinata blushed and replied, "While it was a nice kiss, I agree. Naruto-kun's kisses are much better."

Hinata slid off of Naruto to his left and curled up to his side, while Fu curled up to his right side. Naruto had already fallen asleep and both girls just smiled at the sleeping blonde. Hinata and Fu pulled the sheets up over the three of them, while they curled into his sides.

(End Lemon)…

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Naruto woke to weight on his chest. He looked down and saw half of his vision blocked by lime green hair and the other half blocked by dark blue hair. He was at first scared, but then what happened last night came back to him. His heart began to race and a thought came to him, 'Wow, I really like having sex with Hinata-chan and Fu-chan.'

He then noticed Fu turn her face towards him and smile warmly at him. She then asked, "So are you happy, lover?"

Naruto grinned from ear to ear and replied, "Yeah, sex is great!"

Fu sighed and said, "Look Naruto-kun, I agree that sex is fun, but it can also be dangerous. Either Hinata-chan or I could get pregnant, but also sex without emotion is just sex. Sex with emotion, caring and love is 'making love' to your partner, in your case partners. So how do you think Sakura will take this?"

Naruto scowled and rubbed the top of his head. He then replied, "I think she would beat me into the ground for even seeing you girls naked and call me a pervert."

Fu giggled, but Hinata then said, "It was our choice… well maybe Fu did push a little bit, but I do love you Naruto-kun and I don't care what Sakura thinks. If she tries to hurt you I will defend you."

A knock at the door caught all their attention. Naruto slipped out between the girls only to have his right butt cheek pinched gently by Fu. She blushed and smiled warmly at him. Naruto just shook his head and grabbed his boxers. He put them on while heading towards the door. He opened the door to see two people. The first worried him greatly and the second had him wondering what was going on.

Neji asked, "Is Hinata-sama here? Hiashi-sama was worried and wanted to know if you knew where she was."

Naruto scratched the back of his head and replied, "Yeah, she's here. Want me to get her?"

Neji scowled, but then replied, "No, I was just sent to find her and make sure that she was alright. I will see you later, Naruto."

Yamato smiled, but then said, "I'm sorry, but Naruto will be gone for a little over a month, so let Hiashi know. If he wants to see him, Naruto will be in Suna, taking the chuunin exams." He then looked at Naruto and said, "Get your stuff packed and have Fu-san do the same. You have two hours before we head out."

Naruto sighed and quickly got Fu and Hinata up. Fu seemed to be fine, but Hinata complained of pain from last night's endeavors. She kissed him and told him that she would inform her father of both things that had occurred. Naruto smacked his head and realized that he had inadvertently exercised the portion of the marriage agreement by sleeping with Hinata. Not that he minded, he would just have to keep this under wraps until the danger to was limited.

Fu and Naruto met Yamato, Kakashi and Sai at the gates right on time. Naruto looked at Yamato and Kakashi and asked, "So who is the jounin sensei?"

Kakashi smiled behind his mask and replied, "I'm the sensei, but Yamato said that he would tag along and teach you two a few things. Also I hear that Jiraiya will make an appearance. I also hear that Kumo will be sending someone to talk to you specifically Naruto. The Hokage told me to make sure that you don't embarrass Konoha."

Naruto scratched the back of his head and said, "Now when would I ever embarrass Konoha?"

Kakashi rolled is eye and then smiled at the boy. He then said, "I hope you packed for the dessert. The days are hot and the nights can get very cold. We should make it a day or two before the exams begin." He then turned and they saw Shikamaru join them.

Naruto ginned manically and asked, "So Shikamaru, what can we expect from the Suna exams."

Shikamaru sighed and replied, "It would be too troublesome to explain and I wouldn't anyways. The other teams should be there by now, so we'll have to hurry."

With that the six jumped up into the trees and headed to Suna. That night while Yamato was on guard duty he felt menacing chakra emanating from Fu and Naruto's tent. He looked and saw a red glow coming from the tent.

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Naruto and Fu both woke to a wet place. It appeared to be Naruto's mindscape, the sewer, but also seemed to be a cave on the other side. Naruto noticed that both he and Fu were naked, but he noticed her waking. He knew that they had clothes on when they went to bed, but also slept in the same sleeping bag. Fu got up and they wrapped each other in a hug. Naruto then said, "Half of this place appears to be where the Kyuubi is sealed, but the other half… it's different."

Fu gasped and said, "That's because it is where my bijuu is sealed. How did we end up here?"

"So the brat and his wench have come to see me," Kyuubi said sadistically.

"You leave my container alone, stupid fox," Shichibi yelled from inside the cave.

Naruto growled and then said, "Shut up you damn fox. We both know that you and I are connected."

A buzzing sound came from the cave. Then Shichibi said, "You need to tame that beast, but she will need to tame me also."

Fu looked into the cave and asked, "Why are you trying to help me? You've never done it before."

Shibhibi replied, "Unlike that thing, I understand what type of trouble we're getting into. Only together can we stand against those who seek to take me from you. I will not submit willingly though, so you will need to get stronger and learn to beat me into submission. Only then can you use my full power."

Kyuubi roared and then said, "Shut up you bug! Why give them help?"

"Because I don't like being sealed and then unsealed every few decades. You might like it, but I don't. Now tell the child what you should!"

Kyuubi growled and moved back farther into his cell.

Naruto raised an eyebrow and then asked, "What should you tell me? Answer me you damn fox!"

Kyuubi began to chuckle darkly and replied, "I don't fear you, so there is no reason to answer such a pitiful request."

Naruto took a step towards the cage, but Fu wrapped her arms around his waist and shook her head. He looked down at her and said, "I know, I'm not ready yet to fight him."

"Good decision boy. I can feel something special in you. As an Uzumaki you are special," Shichibi said cryptically.

The pair heard Kyuubi growl, but nothing came from the cage. Suddenly the world began to dissolve.

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Naruto and Fu awoke to look into each other's eyes, but then noticed that they had an audience. Sai took this time to say, "He doesn't even know to take his clothes off to be with a woman, but in her case I'm not so sure, but it is easier to tell with her than that ugly one with pink hair."

Fu smiled sweetly at Sai and said, "Would you like to learn a move that I learned from the Kazekage?"

Sai smiled and replied, "And what would that be?"

Fu raised her hand and Sai's expression changed from a smile to surprise. Fu then said, "Bug coffin." She then turned to Naruto and kissed him. She then said over her shoulder, "If we didn't need you I would also show you bug burial. While not quite as quick as Gaara's sand, the bugs both squeeze and also eat you alive."

Yamato and Kakashi paled at the implied threat. The bugs left Sai, who collapsed in a heap. Yamato sighed and Kakashi said, "Fu, you do realize that one of us will have to carry him to Suna now, don't you?"

Fu shrugged and got out of the sleeping bag. Naruto was quick to follow. The camp was quickly packed up and Sai appeared to be catching his breath quickly. Naruto then said, "Looks like he will be able to run with us across the sands, so we don't need to carry him."

The rest of the day was spent running through River country and then over the desert sands to Suna. They arrived late into the next evening and were greeted by the guards. The guards looked at their papers and said, "It is good to have both of you back, Uzumaki-sama and you too Hakate-san. We have some rooms ready for you, your team and your guest, Hatake-san."

A guard led them to the inn and they met up with a couple other Konoha teams in the inn. The group went up to go to their room, but Naruto and Fu felt a familiar presence. They turned to see Yugito. She walked up to the pair and said, "So you guys are here for the exams?"

Sai came out from behind the pair, looked at the woman and said, "Yet another blonde. You seem to attract ugly women like flies, Naruto-kun."

Yugito's eyes blazed, Yamato came running and exclaimed "I felt yokai leaking… what is going on?"

Naruto turned to Yamato and immediately grabbed Sai by the throat with clawed hands. He then pointed at Sai and said, "Mister Personality just insulted a Kumo jounin, Fu and myself. Worse he really has no idea what he's getting himself into."

Sai grasped at the hand holding his neck and choked out, "I was just trying to be sociable. I read in a book… ack…"

"Enough out of you," Naruto exclaimed. He then said, "If we didn't need you for the exams I would gut you myself for that mouth of yours. If you don't learn how to read people soon it will get you killed. Heck, I'm not even that bad at reading people."

Sai choked out, "What about Sakura-san?"

Naruto's eyes changed from blue to purple and he said angrily, "I would advise you to keep your mouth shut and go to your room. Yugito-san, Fu-chan and I have some catching up to do."

Sai smartly nodded. Naruto let him go and Sai ran towards his room and entered it. Naruto turned and said, "I'm sorry about him. He's got issues and we got stuck with him." Yugito just nodded, but then Naruto became serious. He then asked, "Have you ever had a dream and talked to your Bijuu?"

Yugito nodded and replied, "I've often talked to Nibi. After training with Kirabi, I was able to manifest Nibi's true form and control it. I also get along with Nibi fairly well."

Naruto sighed and said, "I don't get along with Kyuubi, but we and I mean we met both Shichibi and Kyuubi together."

Yugito raised an eyebrow and asked, "Together?" Yamato also thought what Yugito asked.

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Sakura entered Tsunade's office, she was happy. Fu was gone and she didn't have to deal with a certain headache named, Naruto. She hoped that Sai would annoy them during the chuunin exams, so she could still out rank them. She smiled and greeted Tsunade, "Hello, Master. It's a great day, isn't it?"

She stopped when she saw the look on Tsunade's face. "Really, Sakura? A great day? Are you so sure?"

A feeling of dread moved over her entire being. She then noticed Shizune closing the door behind her. She swallowed hard.

Tsunade leaned on her hand, while her elbow rode on the desk. She then started to drum her fingers on the desk. She then asked, "So what is this I hear about hurting an injured patient?"

A chill went up Sakura's spine. Now she was going to get even with Naruto for tattling on her, but only if she survived her master's wrath.

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A/N: There is the chapter, I hoped you liked it. Now, to answer some of the reader's questions and their concerns.

TheDogSage: Yamato had his reason and also I hoped the explanation in the story helped your understanding. Yamato is a chain of command type. He succumbed to the general knowledge of Naruto and thought that trusting his chuunin, Sakura, would be better for the mission. He was of course wrong and apologized when they got close to getting back. I find Yamato to be interesting, in that he looks up to Kakashi, but also has problems with how he does things. As for changing how I write things… nah… I had my reasons.

Drac-Fist: That cannon scene, heck a lot of cannon doesn't make sense. As a writer I do what I can, but also see some limitations, since I'm not quite off of cannon yet. I traveled there in this chapter. While I will have a few more cannon events, they should be drastically changed. I won't give much away, but both Naruto and Fu will travel to get Sage training, Pain (Pein) will travel to Konoha to try to capture Kyuubi (Naruto) and find out where Fu disappeared too. Not sure on Jiraiya Pain arc, since I'm doing the chuunin exams in Suna. This will be somewhat hard since I'm not sure about how to deal with the actual exams. Again cannon appears to not be well thought out, i.e. a bunch of useless Sasuke arcs, some were informative, but others were just useless and the anime can be worse.

Reishin Amara: Nope, this chapter… fluff, explanations and chuunin exams… still thinking on the wave possibility. No guarantees.