-'The Changes of a Being'
A NARUTO Story
Disclaimer- I do not own Naruto, that liberty is of none other than Masashi Kishimoto.

NOTE: I am honestly writing this chapter with an LED light in my mouth (because a girl has to multitask and I can't write in my sleep) hoping to heck that I don't swallow the gel that I've decided to put on my teeth. If it's a bad chapter blame teeth whitening.
I just looked at how many followers the story had and seeing it be 69 just made my day hehehehe...
Also sorry there is no omake at the end but the reason why will be said at the end! :(


CHAPTER TEN

The last words of his sensei was all that was running through his mind, 'He needs you more then he likes to admit.' It was true, Kakashi knew it was true but he'd never say it out loud. He was honestly glad his sensei had said that. When Kakashi became the boys sensei he was prepared to fail the team just so he wasn't close to the boy he had once considered a brother. He didn't want the boy to recognise him as who he use to be, but it seems he did. But Naruto didn't care. He didn't seem to mind that when he needed people the most the one who was closest to him left. The ANBU captain and Naruto's body guard Inu was gone and in his place was Hatake Kakashi leader of Team 7.

Naruto was now standing with the help of Sasuke and Sakura, much to their despair. Even though they were supporting each other they all tried to do it as far from each other pretending none of them cared. The end result was hilarious.

"Neh... Sensei, I think I'm going to throw up..." Everyone stepped away instantly. Including his two supports. Naruto fell to his knees. He looked up at them, his expression distraught. "Well it's nice to know you all care so much... And for information the feeling is gone." Everyone let out a breath they had been holding.

Kakashi walked forwards and crouched down in front of the boy, looking over his shoulder he eye smiled and said, "Well get on! We do still have to make it to Tazuna's." Naruto managed to stand up on his own before gracelessly falling onto Kakashi's back, the man simply adjusted him around so they were both comfortable and proceeded to stand. Naruto wrapped his arms around his sensei's neck smiling.

Running through the streets of Konoha and jumping to and from buildings was a silver haired ANBU. On the ANBU's back was a small blonde haired child, who's face was contorted expressing only pure happiness. Under the ANBU's mask a similar expression was set, but that went unknown to the bystanders.

"Alright let's move on, we've lost a lot of time thanks to this unpredictable knuckle head here." The man still had his suspicions raised by the attack from the chunnin, and once again asked Tazuna for the truth about the circumstances of the mission. As they walked to the town Tazuna explained to them that the Land of Waves had been taken over by a shipping magnate called Gato, who had effectively bankrupted all the people of the country forcing them to depend on him. He also told them that the only way to revitalise the economy was by building a bridge to the mainland that could render Gato's shipping company useless. Because of this Gato did not want that to happen, so in means of stopping the bridge from being finished he used shinobi gangs to assert his control.

"As you can see, if I was to be killed the villagers would loose all hope and stop construction on the bridge." While listening to the story Kakashi couldn't help but shake off the funny feeling that there was more to Naruto that changed then just what they saw. They didn't even know what had happened, and Kakashi was guessing Naruto didn't either, or if he did know he wasn't saying anything.

When they reached the waters separating Nami no Kuni to Hi no Kuni they hired a boat and were taken across. They travelled in silence taking cover in the mist that had settled over the surface of the water. When they came to what had been built so far of the bridge their silence was broken, Naruto who was still slightly out of it, couldn't help but speak up in shock and excitement at the size of it.

"Shut up! Why do think we're travelling in silence brat, we don't want to get caught!" The man who had hired the boat hissed at the boy effectively shutting him up but not silencing his, or any one else's, thoughts.

Once they hit the shore the owner of the boat hardly waited for them to get off and grab their packs before hitting the waters again. How bad was it here from Gato that everyone was like that?

"Alright Naruto do you need a hand in walking?" In response the boy puffed out his chest started to walk. Little did he know it was in the wrong direction.

"Ah brat you're going the wrong way." Naruto halted and turned around stating he knew that causing the other three members of Team 7 the sweat drop at his childish antics. The group continued on towards Tazuna's house only stopping when Naruto sent a kunai into a near by bush, after effectively surprising everyone and putting them on even higher guard he was yelled at by Sakura when it proved to be nothing. Instead of listening to Sakura though Naruto threw another kunai into a different bush on the opposite side of the path. This time though, instead of yelling, Sakura hit him over the head for being and idiot.

"But I swear there is something here! I can sense it!" As the words left his mouth a snow rabbit came out of the bush scared half to death. Seeing what it was Naruto instantly rushed forwards apologising and sympathising profusely with the rabbit, he then continued in picking it up and hugging it to an extreme. While the others dismissed his actions as Naruto's usual idiocy, Kakashi noticed something strange about the rabbit: its fur was white.

After a hugging the rabbit back to health the boy stopped suddenly and held it at a distance like a disease. "Hold on sensei this rabbit is white... It's a snow rabbit! Snow rabbits are only white during winter... It isn't winter." Naruto had come to the same realisation as Kakashi had moments ago.

"Everyone get down !"


Hey guys this is only a short (very, very short) chapter because I'm meant to be studying for an exam I have tomorrow :S
Don't worry about this chapter skipping things/not really being all that informative because it just mean that I can write an omake based from this chapter later on because that's how I role!
If any of you have concerns about when Naruto's changes all will be uncovered it will happen when they get to Tazuna's house... I have it planned out so don't worry- Naruto isn't 100% back into things yet so he hasn't even realised that he has grown in height (or anything else) and because he hasn't seen himself he doesn't realise the different in his hair and eye colour... When he finds out he also lets something else slip his tongue ;) But yeah have no fear it will be described and blah, blah, blah...
Thanks for reading!