*Fades in to reveal the room is empty, random items scattered on the floor. After some time, Kage walks into the room. He looks around the room, and then faces the readers.*

Kage: Welcome back to Uzumaki's Shadow! For those wondering where everybody else is, well, Kage no hon'no is asleep right now, Sukiru is occupied at the moment, Tsuyo is occupied as well, and you can probably guess what Naruto and Anko are doing. Since I'm still technically a prude in the story, I only got to drink sake, which wasn't really that bad, but its gets rather annoying when Sukiru makes fun of me the entire time. Anyway, I guess I should answer the reviews that we've gotten so far.

Lednack: No, Anko is not one of Kage no hon'no's OCs. This Anko has had a fundamentally different life than the Anko than Kishimoto wrote, so she will sound different.

melvintheminion: Glad you like the story. Kage no hon'no will be trying to keep the story original. Keep on reading.

onepiecefannumber1: I understand that you want Kage no hon'no to update, but he is only human and often has trouble trying to write a good chapter. He is trying to keep his updates consistent, but it doesn't always work out that way.

Guest: I'm glad that you like me, Kage no hon'no put in quite a bit of effort to create me. Naruto's lifespan will be longer, but how long is a secret. As I mentioned earlier, Kage no hon'no is trying to updates consistent, but he isn't perfect.

A. : I would like to thank you for all of the presents. The oils I like to use for my oil baths are difficult to get, so I thank you for that. Anko and Naruto did put those toys to use… and broke a couple of them as well. Sukiru was quite grateful for the Icha Icha book, and the girls that are with him. Tsuyo was rather irritated that you forgot him, but then Tia Harribel came by… let's just leave it at that. Kage no hon'no was rather grateful for your thanks, its reviews like these that help him keep writing.

demoninside2: Of course! I would be glad to tell you! It's a type of psychological torture. It involves a series of tortures on someone and have them affiliate those tortures with something that they usually see in their daily life, in this case a rubber ducky, and their mind becomes convinced that that object is causing all of their pain. So once I let them go, whenever they see that object, they usually react negatively. It's not a very effective torture, usually used for comedic purposes and the effects wear off after several months.

sabery: Yes, Naruto will be getting four girls, the poll is for the remaining three. I am not really Naruto's father, I adopted him.

DoomMarine54: Wow, what a pitiful flame, I can't heat my oil baths with this! Oh, if you're going to call me a Mary-Sue, use the proper gender use. Since I am a guy, you should have called me a Gary-Stu.

Kage: Well, that's all of the reviews! I guess it's time to do the disclaimer. Disclaimer: Kage no hon'no does not own Naruto, if he did, I would be in it.

Word Guide

"Hello" normal talking

"Hello" normal thinking

"Hello" Demon/Summon talking

"Hello" Demon/Summon thinking

"Hello" Jutsu/Move

Chapter 10: Better way to get in

Outside Kage's house the next day…

"This is where Naruto lives?" Tenten asked, "I though it would have been-"

"Darker?" Neji asked. Tenten nodded slowly, looking around.

The area they were standing in was a large yard covered in luscious green grass and trees, a stone wall surrounding the entire area, and a cobblestone path leading up to the doorstep. The house was built in a traditional Japanese style, the base of the house elevated a couple inches above the ground, four large beams were at the corners of the house, smaller ones placed along the porch, a wooden frame between the beams. The house had two floors; a curved roof was at the top of the first floor, jutting out, while the second floor had a simple slanted roof. The house had an interesting color scheme, but bottom floor was a magnificent white while the second floor was a dark grey. Tenten walked up the steps leading to the door and knocked on the wall next to it. Muffled shouts came from inside the house. Several seconds later, the door slid open.

"Alright, I'm getting it!" Sukiru shouted into the house, "Don't expect this to keep happening!" He turned around and saw the three genin, "What do you want?"

"Um, is this where Naruto lives?" Tenten asked, "We're his teammates."

"Yeah Naruto lives here, but he'll be a while. He's taking his sweet time finishing his oil bath, lazy bastard." Sukiru let out a chuckle, "However, I know a great way to pass the time. So tell me, do you have a favorite position?"

Tenten stared at Sukiru, "What?"

"You know, favorite sexual position. Do you like being in control, being controlled, or a mixture of both?"

"I don't have a favorite position!" Tenten shouted, her face red.

"Oh, so you don't have a preference? That always makes things interesting. Any fantasies that you've wanted to play out?"

"She's only sixteen you pervert!" Naruto shouted.

"So what?" Sukiru shouted back, "She's a shinobi, so it's completely legal!"

"You're not going to touch her! I'm invoking the Teammate Clause on you!"

"The Teammate Clause isn't valid here! You aren't in a relationship with her, neither are you interested in pursuing one with her!" A faint splashing sound came from inside the house, followed by the sound of running and the door opened completely to reveal Naruto with a towel wrapped around his waist.

"I don't care if it's valid or not! You're not going to corrupt her!"

"I corrupt who I want to corrupt boy!"

"Well, you can't corrupt her! I don't need to have a female version of you on my team!"

"You don't have to worry about me corrupting her now."

"Oh? Tell me why."

Sukiru held Naruto's towel out, "You lost your towel."

Naruto looked down to see that his towel was indeed gone, revealing his naked body for all to see, causing Tenten's face had turned a bright red. Naruto growled and snatched his towel from Sukiru and wrapped it around him, "I'm going to get dressed, show the around but don't try anything funny."

"Me? I would never do such a thing." Naruto just glared at him and walked back into the house. Sukiru turned towards the three genin, "Alright then! Follow me please! Here at the Kyoki home, we strive to make comfort a priority. Right now you can see that we are in the main hallway, which goes right down the middle of the house, it is twenty-five feet wide, as to allow multiple people to move through at once."

"Twenty-five feet?" Lee asked.

"Alright so more like twenty-four and eleven inches, but close enough. As of right now, we have one master bedroom, four bedrooms, and one guest room, all with their own bathrooms. We're planning on expanding, but we still have a couple details to work out. We actually don't have a dining room, its part of the kitchen, as we don't have time to move to a different room to eat. There is one living room, complete with a TV and several couches. There is also a dojo for light training. There is also a bathhouse, but only Kage and Naruto use it for oil baths. Best of all, there are seals placed all over the house, as to prevent it from falling apart, but I like the silencing seals the best."

"What's upstairs?" Neji asked.

Sukiru turned to face them and gave a dark look"That," he said, "Is the second floor of the house, under no circumstances are you to enter All three of them gulped slightly. "Just kidding!" Sukiru laughed, "But seriously, don't head up there without permission. Ah here we are!" He slid open the door to the living room, "Please sit down, Naruto should be here shortly. Now might I know your names?"

"It's customary to give one's name before asking others theirs." Neji replied.

"Now, now" Sukiru chided, "there's no need to get so defensive, I just want to know your names. But if you insist, my name is Sukiru, now yours?"

"My name is Neji Hyuuga."

"I am Rock Lee!"

"T-Tenten."

Sukiru chuckled, "My, my Tenten, are we having naughty thoughts about Naruto?"

"It's your fault for doing that!"

"So you are having naughty thoughts. You might want to be careful though, Naruto's girlfriend won't take too kindly to that. But enough of that, since we have introductions out of the way, any questions?"

"So you're the one that taught Naruto that advanced Henge?" Neji asked.

"That's not the only thing I taught him!" Sukiru replied, "But I'm glad he gave me credit for that. After all, you can't infiltrate any place with out it!"

"What else did you teach him?"

"Ah, ah, ah. I can't be telling you everything, no fun in that. Next question!"

"Can you tell us how strong Naruto is?" Tenten asked.

"My, you seem rather interested in Naruto aren't you?"

Tenten blushed, "He's going to be my teammate, I need to know of his abilities."

"Tch, you're no fun. I think he's somewhere around mid to high chunin level, not quite sure."

"How can you not know? You said you taught him."

"Oh nothing in the ways of combat or stuff like that. Naruto's mostly self-taught. Of course Kage's been teaching him how to control shadows and we've given him hints or advice, but most of what Naruto's learned, he learned by himself."

"But couldn't Kage have trained Naruto?" Lee asked.

"The answer is in your question. Kage couldn't. He's simply too powerful, a light work out for him most jonin would have trouble completing. Do you expect someone that strong to teach a six year old kid? It's just physically impossible, no matter what you do."

"That makes sense." Neji murmured.

"That or Kage was just plain lazy, I really can't remember." The statement earned a sweatdrop from all three genin."

"Can you tell us how strong Kage is?" Tenten asked, "I mean, we've heard rumors about what he can do-"

"It's never a good idea to listen to rumors, and I find it bad manners to talk about other people."

"But you've talked to us about Naruto." Neji pointed out.

"Because it was necessary, you need to know about him or your teamwork is gone. What I know about Kage is not your business. Now, who wants to play a game?"

"They don't have time for a game Sukiru." Naruto said.

"You finally done?" Sukiru asked, "Took your sweet time, didn't ya?"

"Not exactly my fault," Naruto replied, "Anko-chan wanted to say goodbye before going off on her mission. Now, I'll be taking my teammates."

"Fine with me," Sukiru said, "I've got a customer waiting for me anyway." He got up and left the room.

"Now that he's gone, follow me."

"So why did you bring us here?" Tenten asked.

"All in due time, follow me please." Naruto walked out of the room, the others following him, 'When I was younger, Tou-san told me about shopkeeper that he had met in his travels. While he was a shopkeeper to some, he was a great ally to others. You see, he had this massive training ground underneath his shop, though I'm sure that several building codes were broken. Anyway, I was absolutely thrilled with having a place like that. I wouldn't have to worry about people seeing my techniques or causing massive damage. I realized the task I had ahead of me, so I asked Tou-san for his help." He stopped at a wall, "Just a second." He placed his hand on the wall, and markings in the outline of the door glowed before sliding open, revealing a small room, intricate designs everywhere. "Come in please. Now something I didn't like was how they got in there. Just a simple ladder, I mean how dull it that? So I've come up with a better way." Naruto started going through hand seals, "You all will feel some disorientation, nausea, and may lose a limb."

"What?"

"Alright, Sealing Method: Transportation!" the designs in the rooms glowed white and the four disappeared

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"I guess I deserve that." Naruto muttered, rubbing his jaw.

Tenten resealed her mace and glared at Naruto, "You want to warn us about something that dangerous next time?!"

"I did warn you."

"Well do it earlier next time!"

"Alright, I will. But now, I would like to introduce to you the Kyoki Training Grounds." The three genin took a look at their surroundings for the first time. They were in a massive city, old and ravaged by time. The buildings were made of stone and had moss growing on them and vines hanging off ledges. The area they were in was a large courtyard, completely bare of anything except for a large circle that they were standing on.

"This is a rather impressive place." Neji said.

"Yosh!" Lee shouted, "Your flames certainly burn bright if you could create something like this!"

"I didn't create all of it," Naruto said, "Tou-san helped out with all of the seals, and that's not all." He placed his hand on the ground and a table rose up from the ground, a city on top of it. "This is a map of the city we're in, now there are specific areas to train in, each with their own level of difficulty, each one a different color, as to prevent confusion."

"What's that area?" Lee asked, pointing at a black section of the city.

"That," Naruto replied, "Is a training area reserved for Tou-san, don't ever think of heading there, you wouldn't even last a second against the things in there."

"Have you been there?" Neji asked.

"Once," Naruto said, "I was lucky that Tou-san was there or I would be dead. But we don't have to worry about that, because we are going to be training over here," he pointed to a green section of the city, "this is the least difficult part of the training grounds, but don't be fooled by that, it's still difficult."

"Wait? Training?" Tenten asked.

"What? Did you think we were here for a tour? Absolutely not, besides it takes some time until we can get back anyway and this is the perfect time for you to learn about my abilities and work on our teamwork." Naruto grinned widely, "Let's begin, shall we?"

Kage's House

"I'm coming!" Sukiru shouted. "This is great, just great. Why am I always the one to answer the door? It keeps interrupting my 'me' time." He slid the door open; Tsuyo was standing on the porch, about to knock again. "Tsuyo? You're back already? Why on earth didn't you just come in?"

"Because it's fun to make you open it." He replied.

Sukiru just grumbled and headed back inside, "Come on in. So, did you get what you were looking for?"

"Yes actually."

Sukiru whirled around to look at Tsuyo, "How on earth did you find it already?"

"Somebody had already found it, and were willing to give it to me."

"You didn't kill them did you? We already have enough trouble as is."

"No I didn't. What kind of trouble?"

"Some birdies have been telling me that the council's acting up again, they've heard about Naruto's bloodline and are trying to use him as leverage."

"They've been trying to use Naruto as leverage against us for years," Tsuyo said, "Nothing they've tried so far has worked."

"As that may be, we need to be watchful of what they're doing, can't be getting caught in a trap, especially since Kage's deadline is coming up."

"Wait, ho did you know about that? It though he kept that secret from you."

Sukiru chuckled, "Oh Tsuyo, you forget that I'm the spymaster here, nothing stays secret from me long. Now show me, I want to see it for myself." Tsuyo pulled out a blood-red scroll and handed it to Sukiru. Sukiru took the scroll and opened it. A wide grin grew on his face, "Yes, Kage will be pleased with this." He closed the scroll and handed it back to Tsuyo, "Put somewhere safe, we're not taking any risks with this, not this time." Tsuyo nodded and headed upstairs.

"Sukiru." A woman's voice called out, "Please come back, I feel so lonely in here."

Blood dripped slowly out of Sukiru's nose, "Don't worry my darling," he called out, "I'll be there soon." He looked out at something, "Now, I'm sorry to tell you all, but the chapter is over now. There's nothing left to read. Now fade to black or whatever it is that chapters do." He turned around and headed towards his room, everything slowly fading to black.

Kage: I hoped you all liked the chapter! I wrote it myself. I apologize if it's a little short, but filler chapters are not my specialty. I was getting tired of Kage no hon'no not updating, so I decided to do it for him.

Kage no hon'no: *walks in sleepily* Huh? What's going on here?

Kage: *nervously* Oh, nothing! Just talking to myself! Just go back to sleep.

Kage no hon'no: Mkay. *walks back out*

Kage: *sighs* well, that was close! Oh, don't forget to vote on Kage no hon'no's poll on his profile If you want a better idea of what my house looks like, there is a link to a photo of Kage no hon'no's profile. Read and Review or I'll have Shin-chan come after your soul! Ja ne!