Author: I redid the first chapter so it's makes sense. Thanks for all the reviews. Sorry for the delay in my updating. School is extremely making me busy and not only that I have sports practice, and a few other things that have to do with school. We got all new teachers so I need to get into the routine of things. Well here are the answers for your questions.
Silver Bane: I'm sorry about the mistakes I made. As for Shino being asked about who he likes I was going to answer that in this next chapter. Thanks for the advice too.
SagazLegend: As for your question about the Shunshin, I believe Naruto does need to know it since he knows Hiraishin no Jutsu. Something that really bugs me is that people often think the Hirashin and Shunshin are the same, but that is comepletely false. The Shunshin is a jutsu that makes the user travel faster than the naked eye can detect. It may appear as though they teleport but is just a increase of speed. Now as for the Hirashin (which the fourth hokage created) it works much like a summon. When the object with a specific seal (it's usually a kunai) is thrown, the object summons the user to its current position. So in that case it's a teleportation not an increase of speed. So if Naruto wanted he could teleport all the way across the glode if the special kunai could be thrown that far. As for the couples I will definitely give those three a boyfriend.
Enjoy!
Chapter 14
Naruto woke to the pecking of an eagle on his window. Opening the window it fluttered in. Once it situated itself on the end of the bed it began to speak.
"Naruto?"
"Yes?"
"Tsunade has the item you requested. Kakashi would like to speak with you. Jiraiya would also like to talk to you."
"Anything else?"
"Hai. Mrs. Haruno needed to chat with you."
"Arigatou."
"It's my job sir."
"Well you're very good at it."
"Arigatou sir."
"You best be off now."
It flew swiftly through the open window.
"It seems I will have to skip breakfast."
Eventually Naruto leapt from his house and headed for Tsunade's office. Before the Hokage knew it there was an ANBU Captain standing in front of her.
"I hear you have the item I requested?"
"Hai." she answered handing him a scroll.
"I decided that I'm leaving tonight and returning in two days."
"How do you know?"
"Do you doubt my abilities?" the blonde male questioned.
"Not at all, but you have to fight maybe a thousand rock nins or more, get the treaty signed, and return back here."
"Why do you think I had that scroll made?"
"Well I plan on speaking to the entire village when you return."
"I'll be there before you begin to preach. Just make sure no one steps on a blood red circle. You'll know what I mean in two days."
-Near The Hot Springs-
"Jiraiya you stupid pervert. I was told you wanted to talk to me." the boy growled.
"You little brat! It was almost the best part."
"I could care less about your fantasies."
"Anyway…what is this crap about me training that Uchiha?"
"Would you rather have him go to Orochimaru?"
"You killed him."
"I highly doubt that. It seemed too easy to kill that teme. Plus if I did kill him then why hasn't Sasuke's curse-seal disappeared?"
"Good point. Fine I'll train him, but I guess that will further dismember Team Seven. I plan on going on a three-year trip. I won't return until that time has ended, and by that time I bet Sasuke will grow immensely."
"Fine, but I will be checking in from time to time. After all I will be curious about his growth."
"Well we leave in three days. I believe that's the day after you return?"
"Hai. I better be off. See ya Ero-sennin."
With a wave and a poof of smoke Naruto vanished. Somewhere in a large field Kakashi was looking down upon a stone.
"Visiting him again?"
"Do you even know who you're talking about?"
"Hai. Though Obito wasn't my father's prized student he tried desperately to prove himself to you and my father. When you became a jounin Obito didn't give you a gift, and you three went on mission while my father did his own. Rin was captured; you didn't want to rescue her because of the rules. As for Obito he said the phrase that has stuck with me ever since that day I became your student. 'Those who break the rules are trash, but those who don't take care of their friends are lower than trash!' He went on his own to save Rin. Eventually you came to help too. Obito risked his life to save yours and he ended up dying and giving you that Sharingan Eye. I believe I have it correct."
"You say it as though you were there."
"I wasn't, but I know the story. A little friend told me you needed to speak to me."
"Hai. I hear Sasuke is going to be training with Jiraiya for about three years."
"That's correct. There isn't a problem with that is there?"
"Not really. Actually it helps me because then I only have to teach Sakura."
"I think she plans on doing something too."
"What's that?"
"Last night she told me that she was going to see if Tsunade would be her teacher."
"Interesting…"
"See ya Kakashi."
"Yea…bye."
The Haruno house stood directly in front of the blonde.
"I wonder what she wants."
The door suddenly opened to reveal a well-dressed woman. This caught the thirteen-year-old off guard.
"Is there a ceremony going on or something?" the boy questioned.
"No, but there are a lot of things I need to talk to you about."
Stepping inside Mrs. Haruno directed him to the living room couch.
"So Naruto, what do you plan on doing in the future?"
"Well first I have to complete the mission I was assigned to do today and then return in two days."
"I'm talking about a little further in the future."
"Oh, well dating your daughter, making out with her, showing her things I have discovered during my childhood, doing missions, become Hokage, and then I don't know what."
"I don't mind most of them, but that second one was a bit more than I needed to know. I'm getting old and I need to make sure my daughter is in good hands. Though I believe I never had any doubts about you. Have you maybe thought about marriage?"
"Not at this age. I was at least going to wait for about four or five years."
"I know, but it's always good to plan for the future. There are a couple things I would like to show you."
-One Hour Later-
The two walked out of the basement just in time to caught Sakura coming in the front door with a big smile on her face.
"I did it Naruto. Tsunade's going to teach me."
"That's awesome." he smiled. "Oh my I have to get going. Some people have invited me to their house for lunch."
"Okay well see you later?" Sakura asked.
"Hai. I'll say good bye before I leave."
With a poof he was gone. Mr. Yamanaka waited patiently for the doorbell to ring. Once it did his daughter was instantly at the door.
"Ohayo-" she froze.
Of course what young teen wouldn't freeze if the second most powerful ninja was standing before them?
"Ohayo Ino. May I come in?"
"Hai! Gomen sir."
"No need for formalities Ino. You're looking beautiful today."
"Arigatou."
"Ah N-Fox. I'm glad you made it. My wife just finished taking everything out." Mr. Yamanaka interrupted.
"I like being on time Mr. Yamanaka."
"Good. Now Ino don't be shy."
"Daddy." the girl whined.
"Don't pester her Mr. Yamanaka."
"Everyone lunch's ready!" called Mrs. Yamanaka.
As they sat Ino barely looked at the ANBU. Noticing the silence from the girl Naruto broke her train of thought.
"I bet you're wondering who I really am."
"I know that ANBU don't reveal their identities."
"Actually Ino you already know me." taking his mask off, he smiled at her reaction.
"N-Naruto…how…when… (faint)."
"Oops…think I over did it?"
"No." the parents answered.
A few seconds later she woke up. Seeing Naruto smiling at her was her first sight. Much to his surprise she smiled back.
"I guess I went a little over bored with my reaction. Gomen Naruto. I just never thought a boy like you would be the ANBU Captain at this age. Then again is this some weird joke my father set up to get back at me?"
"No Ino. I'm 100 real. Thank you for the delicious lunch Mrs. Yamanaka. After my S-rank mission I'll be sure to drop by."
"So Naruto? I heard that you were talking to a couple of the rookie nine and asking them questions. Why do you do that?"
"It's hard to be a ninja without motivation. I pry into people's lives to see what their dreams are. When I learn of it I go to the next person. I go on dangerous missions to protect a people of this village. I don't know what I'm fighting to protect. From my few years of being in ANBU I have fought for the dreams of Kohana's people."
"That's a good motivation Naruto." Mrs. Yamanaka informed.
"Arigatou for everything. I best be off now. I have a lot of stuff to do."
"G-Good bye Naruto and good luck."
"Thanks Ino. Ja!"
With a simple smile and a wave of the hand the boy was long gone. A small blush appeared on the young genin's face.
"Hey Ino…do you have a crush of Naruto?" her dad teased.
"I do not. I know that he has chosen someone else."
The blonde stood over the entire village of on the Hokage Monument. He had maybe a few hours before he was suppose to meet Chouji and his family for dinner. Naruto slowly walked along the path that wound down and into the village. As he was on his stroll he saw many looks of acknowledgement and pride. Some people he remembered from his little chats with them. A man about 5'6" walked up to the ANBU Captain and greeted him with a low bow.
"How's you wife doing Amihuri?"
"She is getting better every day. Thanks for your concern."
"And your kids are entering the Academy soon?"
"Hai. I see a lot of talent in my son and daughter."
"I might drop by to see their progress."
"Arigatou for your time sir."
"No problem. Ja, I have some other people to talk to."
"Of course, goodbye for now Fox."
An hour had passed as the ninja talked with civilians. All of them were doing great and the male couldn't be happier. Something told him his mission was going to be a whole lot easier. After exiting the shop he was greeted by a mask-wearing, orange book-reading, copycat ninja.
"Hatake Kakashi…what brings you here?"
"Nothing much Naruto…just out for a little walk."
"May I ask you something?"
"What is it?"
"Could we spar? I've always wanted to see how I would fair against my father's best student."
"Sure, but I must worn you I won't go easy on you."
"I wouldn't expect anything less."
"How long should the fight last?"
"About two hours at most. I have some time to waste. If it's shorter would you care to go with me at the hot springs? A good bath always relaxes the body after a battle." Naruto said matter-of-factly.
"Sure…I heard that too from someone."
"Who?" the boy's curiosity pricked.
"Anko… (sigh)"
"She was just trying to get you to take your mask off wasn't she?"
"A little more than that." the older male stated off-handedly.
Thinking of where to spar the two took to the rooftops. Once they found a secluded area, they began their assault of each other. Kakashi used several earth-element jutsus while Naruto used a few wind types. For some time they were evenly matched, but Naruto then began to speed up with each second. Even the Sharingan was having a hard time tracking his movements. Halfway through the fight they were suddenly attacked by about five sound nin. Both Leaf nin quickly disposed of them. One was of course sent with Ibiki for interrogation.
"It seems that our fight will have to continue some other time." Naruto laughed.
"Yeah…well I'm off I need to meet with the other Jounin for something."
"Would it be okay if I came along? I still have about an hour or so before I have to leave."
"Feel free…after all you may retire and have to learn how to teach little genin." Kakashi replied lazily.
"That may be after I become Hokage."
"Oh yeah that's right."
"Kakashi? What's the status on Sandaime?"
"He's been getting better each day…Tsunade has tried everything to bring him out of his coma, but nothing seems to be able to do that. She said she'll continue to try until he's in the land of the living."
"It's good to know he's doing well."
"Ditto."
Eventually the two reached a somewhat important-looking building. Inside were the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, Asuma, the 'Ice Queen' of Kohona, Maito Gai and some other random Jounin. Every one of them bowed when Naruto entered.
"Ohayo!" the boy stated with a bit of embarrassment.
A column of smoke spread throughout the room. Tsunade stood where the smoke had come from.
"Hello and welcome. Let's get this over with so I can get back to my office. I want to know your name and your specialties." she ordered.
Tsunade didn't notice the ANBU Captain the entire time she listened to the jounin's answers to her request. The meeting was soon over and Asuma, Gai, and Kurenai walked over to Kakashi and the blonde haired boy.
"NARUTO'S FLAMES OF Y-(Pow!)"
The Ice Queen herself shut up the annoying Maito Gai.
"How's the ANBU Captain doing this day?" she asked politely.
"Better than it was a few days ago…"
"Why's that?" she persisted.
"Just a lot of things have been going recently." the blonde stated taking off his mask.
"Oh that sounds interesting."
"Well it's not Kurenai. Man, being the ANBU Captain is a pain."
Tsunade walked up to her little brother.
"I can't believe I agreed to this job…THERE'S SO MUCH STUPID PAPERWORK…so how was your day?"
Slowly Naruto began to back away.
"It…was okay…I guess." he said nervously.
"That's nice." she smiled.
"Hey, Naruto…Why don't you walk with me to my house? By the time we get there my wife should have dinner ready and Chouji would be back from watching clouds with Shikamaru." Chouji's father suggested.
"That will work for me."
"Good then we better get going before the food gets cold."
"Is all their family think about is food?"
The two left the building and headed for the northern section of town.
-That Night-
"Thanks for the delicious dinner Mrs. Akimichi."
"You're welcome Naruto. Come back any time you feel like it."
"I'll see you around Chouji. Get stronger and prove yourself to everyone."
"Hai Naruto!" the big-boned male shouted.
The blonde turned and left. His house welcomed him and so did the three ex-sound nins. When he got all his stuff prepared for his long trip. He said good bye to his friends and jumped into the distance. Hours flew by as the ANBU Captain made his way towards the Rock nation. After about seven straight hours he had reached the border of the nation. He encountered no resistance and was even able to somehow get into the hidden village itself. The hooded figure walked slowly around
"Man for one of the strongest nations they sure have a lack of security."
In fact Naruto was able to get all the way to the Kage's office building before someone stopped him.
"Hey you! You're new around here aren't you?" a man with silver hair asked.
"Yes I am." the cleverly disguised ANBU Captain.
"Where are you from?"
"I-I don't know…" Naruto stammered.
"Are you sure? That blade you have at your side has a design unique to Kohonagakure."
"Really? I didn't know that. I found this old thing at an old weapons shop in the Tea Country."
"You're very interesting stranger. How about I show you around? We can find you a place to stay and you can get some food to eat. By the way my name is Kaze."
"Mine's Makizu, nice to meet you Kaze."
The two walked all around the place looking for a good hotel.
"So how long are you planning on staying." Kaze asked.
"About a day or two."
"Then you'll want to stay at this hotel. It has an extremely relaxing hot spring in the back, and might I add a few beautiful girls too. The restaurant across from it has the best ramen I have ever tasted."
"Sounds okay…boy I'm starving…I think I'll see how good this ramen actually is."
Entering the small but well built ramen place Naruto stepped up to the counter. He ordered his usual miso ramen and began to devour it with great hunger. The male didn't stop eating until 10 bowls of ramen had been consumed.
"Wow…I've never seen someone other than me eat that much ramen before." Kaze commented while jamming his own face with ramen.
"Hey Kaze is there any way I could see the Tsuchikage?"
"I happen to be his assistant…why do you need to see him?" the man asked rather suspiciously.
"I need to ask him something."
"What is it?"
"It's for his ears only. You should understand, being a ninja and all."
"Usually secrets either means you are an enemy or a high authority. Something tells me you are from Kohona. In fact I know without a doubt you are from Kohona…"
"What makes you think that?" Naruto countered.
"You look too much like the Yellow Flash of Kohona, and you smell a lot like him too."
At that name many of the ears of the people in the restaurant perked. Makizu sat back and laughed heartily
"Very perceptive of you Kaze…but I am not the Yellow Flash of Kohona…I'm his son…"
Instantly Kaze jumped off his chair and drew a kunai.
"Why are you here?" he questioned quickly.
"I'm here for one reason…for REVENGE!"
That last word was followed by a wave of killer intent. Naruto's teeth lengthened and his nails grew into claws. Then a red chakra encased his body as he continued his transformation. The last thing that showed was a tail made of chakra.
"There's no way the Kyuubi No Yoko is still alive! The Fourth Hokage killed it thirteen years ago."
"Wrong the Yondaime gave his life to seal the demon in me…now if you'll excuse me I have some business with your kage!" he informed springing forward.
The other male instant appeared in front of him, blocking his path.
"Get out of the way Kaze…My business is not to fight you."
"That may be true but it is my duty to stop anyone who threatens my Tsuchikage!"
Naruto threw him aside and leapt towards the Kage's office. The killer intent the boy had released earlier had alerted most of the ninja in the Rock. Three ANBU escorted the Tsuchikage to a safe house while keeping a look out for the intruder.
-Currently with Naruto-
More than one thousand rock nins surrounded the kyuubized ninja.
"OUT OF MY WAY!"
"We're afraid we can't do that." they all spat back.
In the blur of an eye the boy performed one of his powerful jutsus. From what Naruto could remember no one ever was able to tell about it. Every single enemy fell over motionless.
"Hurry Lord Tsuchikage! The enemy is nearing our position at an alarming rate!" yelled a nin that was currently protecting the rear flank.
"I know th-"
Three men screaming and holding their head in agony cut off the kage's sentence.
"What th-"
He was cut off again, but this time by a mysterious cloaked figure.
"Tsuchikage I have some business with you." the cloaked figured growled.
"What do you want from me?"
"Why are you attacking villages outside the rock nation?"
"I don't know-"
"DON'T LIE TO ME!"
"…I won't answer your question until you answer mine. Who sent you and who are you?"
"You know as much as I do…A ninja is not to reveal his identity to the enemy, nor am I suppose to reveal who sent me."
"From what I understand you aren't going to kill me because if you were you wouldn't have told me all this."
"Are you sure? I may kill you and tell you those answers right before you die."
"Good point, but I know for a fact that you won't kill me. The amount of power you used to get here isn't even a third of your full power." the older male informed.
"Now can we get down to business. What is your reason for attacking those towns?" Naruto askd his voice returning to normal.
"I know of no such thing. The only thing I can think of is my son trying to gain some more land for our country. He hasn't been himself lately and I think that's why."
"Well my mission is to stop the attacks on the villages. So if you could talk to your son then I would be happy to leave you in peace. That is after you sign a treaty saying you won't do it again…or else I'll come back and this time I won't be so merciful."
"What do you mean merciful?"
"The Rock nation and my family don't have a good relationship and I could have killed about 1000 of your forces a few minutes ago, but I chose to use a jutsu that made them forget about today. It's sort of a technique that makes them have a fake hangover."
"Why are you telling me so much information? It's possible for me to track you down and kill you."
"I highly doubt that. I'm next in line to be Hokage and I figured I would befriend the current kage's so I can make sure we don't have conflict in the future when your predecessor takes over."
"I see…well the treaty should take about one day to complete. Is that a problem…um…"
"Call me Uzumaki…I can't give you my first name but you should learn in about three to five years."
-One Day Later-
"Uzumaki!" a familiar voice called.
"Yes Kaze?"
"That stuff about wanting revenge…was it true?"
"No…a good ninja keeps his true objective hidden. I learned you need to see underneath the underneath." he stated smiling.
"You know what Naruto…even though our countries are considered enemies you seem to have gained my friendship and the Tsuchikage's too. Why do I feel as though I can trust you even though we are enemies."
"I guess you could sort of call it a Kekkai Genkai. I have been able to befriend a demon, a demon carrier, a Sannin, and almost every powerful clan in my country. I hear people say it seems that I have this ability to make people who I don't know put their complete trust in me. So are we friends?"
"Yes. When I become Tsuchikage, I'll go my best to become friends with Kohonakagure."
"I got to get going Kaze. I have a lot to do when I get back. One of my most important friends is leaving tonight."
Suddenly a blood red circle began to draw itself underneath Naruto. The seal spread for a fifty-foot radius. The intricate design soon finished and the young ANBU Captain vanished from sight.
-With Tsunade and The Entire Population of Kohona-
Just as Naruto had said a red seal began to appear on the stone road.
"Everyone get off that seal!" she ordered without hesitation.
Obeying immediately all the villagers and a few ninja got out of the way. A single form appeared. Many people knew the person because of the way he dressed. This was the well-respected ANBU Captain of the Kohona Special Ops.
"Mission completed Hokage!"
"Well done. You just arrived in time." she yelled back and performed a few hand seals will her hands were hidden from the villager's sight.
A low ringing echoed throughout the city and soon it stopped.
"In time for what?"
"You should know Uzumaki Naruto!"
Gasps and ahs were the only things that some people could hear. Naruto recognized that ringing and knew what Tsunade had done. It was a jutsu that makes people who are unworthy of trust go 'deaf' for a few minutes. This jutsu is somewhat of a genjutsu too because it causes the people that are unworthy hear something other than what is actually being said. To tell the truth, practically all the ninja and only about fifteen ordinary civilians All the low-ranking ninja were shocked and even some high-ranking ninjas were amazed. The speech didn't last any much longer. Soon Naruto was on his way home when a toad stopped him.
"Uzumaki, Jiraiya would like to speak with you." spoke the amphibian.
"Is he leaving soon?"
"No, not yet at least. He just needed to chat before he left."
"Okay. Tell him I'll be there within ten minutes."
"Hai. Arigatou."
In the blink on an eye the captain was home and changing into his normal wear (which was pretty much his normal ANBU clothing without the mask and most of his weapons). Sakura didn't get a chance to talk with him since he left the house in a jiffy.
-Surprising Somewhere Not By A Hot Spring-
Jiraiya stood with his arms crossed over his chest. A tap of sandals on the stone road signified the entrance of the off-duty ANBU Captain.
"What did you need me for Ero-sennin?"
"Why you l-nevermind…for some strange reason have this weird feeling about Sasuke's and my trip for the next three years. I was going to pass this onto your father but for obvious reasons he won't be capable to handle this responsibility." the old man paused for a couple minutes before continuing. "This feeling is making me uneasy and since I know that I can trust you with this responsibility I'm positive that you are ready for this. You must keep the Scroll of the Frogs safe. I feel as though I may not live much longer and I better hand off my legacy before I bite the dust."
"Are you sure you want to give me the Frog Summoning Scroll? I'm only thirteen-"
"But you are the ANBU Captain of the Village hidden in the Leaf. That alone proves you are ready. The other fact is that you are the son of the Yondaime and I can believe in you."
The man took the scroll from his back and handed it to the boy. Naruto saluted and placed the scroll on the small of his back.
"I will protect it with my life Jiraiya!" Naruto practically yelled. "You better get going. Knowing Sasuke, he probably wants to train as soon as possible."
"I figured that Naruto. Uchiha are usually impatient. Hopefully I'll knock some sense into his thick skull."
"Good luck with that. I'll drop by every now and then to test you two. Don't worry about Tsunade I'll make sure she doesn't destroy the village and I'll keep everything in running order."
"See yea you brat."
"Yeah see yea Ero-sennin."
(MAJOR TIME SKIP)
-Three Years Later-
During the three years the two had been gone Naruto had done what he had said he would. In fact Kohona was doing twice as better as it was three years ago. Every month the ANBU would stop and spar the prodigy. Sasuke had grown and his power was beyond to that of Kakashi's.
Currently it was a day before Jiraiya and Sasuke would return. Naruto was lazily sitting in his office. Nothing had happened in the past forty-eight hours so practically all of Kohana was bored out of their mind. To be precise Tsunade had finished all of her paper work for the next couple of days. Then that's when it happened…
A succession of booms echoed throughout the town as something large approached it. Gamabunta came bounding into the village and landed right before Naruto's window.
"Uzumaki!"
"What is it Gamabunta?"
"It's Jiraiya…" lowering down to Naruto's ear the toad whispered the last part.
Author: Sorry again for the long update. As I said before I had quite a few things going on. Well I hoped you enjoyed this chapter and I promise the next one won't take as long.
Please review and tell me what you think. Ja!