The Long Lost Heir Returns
"YAHOO! WE'RE CHUUNINS NOW!" Kiba howled. He was jumping in joy with Tenten who was equally excited. Naruto and Choji smiled at the excited duo. Neji, Shino, and Shikamaru had no different expression on their faces aside from a small smile.
"Everyone except Naruto is a chuunin," Shikamaru corrected.
"So, Tokubetsu Jonins are like chuunins except in their specialties," Kiba shot back. Akamaru yipped in agreement.
"That is true Shikamaru," Shino said. "Naruto has the same authority as us except when it involves teaching or combat. In those aspects he has an authority of a Jonin."
"Whatever. Troublesome blondes," Shikamaru muttered. Naruto glared at Shikamaru.
"Hey, why are you insulting me when it was Shino and Kiba that was disagreeing with you?" Naruto asked.
"Because you're the only one that made tokubetsu jonin," Shikamaru drawled. Naruto had a tick mark above his eye. He made several hand seals and tapped Shikamaru.
"Ninpou: Earth Chaining Seal!" Shikamaru immediately fell to the ground as his body weighed twice as heavy.
"Dammit Naruto!" Shikamaru shouted as he shuffled along. Naruto snickered and gave Shikamaru the victory sign.
"Anyway, I think a party is appropriate," Kiba said. Tenten nodded eagerly.
"We should have a party. I mean, its not every day that all the Leaf genins that participated in the preliminaries get promoted," Tenten said.
"Well, not every genin had a teacher like Naruto!" Choji said. "Three cheers for Naruto!"
"You're right! Everyone here had some help from Naruto," Kiba said. As all the genins cheered for Naruto, Naruto blushed and rubbed the back of his head.
"Guys, it's nothing," Naruto said abashed. Naruto lurched as Choji and Kiba picked him by the legs and carried him. Naruto was embarrassed as hell but was secretly proud. He was happy for all of his friends as they cheered for him.
In the shadows of a nearby house, a man in a long jacket smiled. He tipped his straw hat so that his eyes would be hidden from view. He secretly made a hand seal and vanished in the wind.
The man reappeared outside of the Konoha gates where the man's companion was waiting. She looked at the happy face on her friend's face.
"What are you smiling about?" the woman asked. The man chuckled softly and pulled his hat down.
"I never thought that little Sunkit would be like this. Sure I imagined him powerful, but so admired this early. Not in my dreams," the man said. He chuckled again and lied down in the grass to sleep. He briefly removed his hat to show glittering black orbs, full of care and happiness.
"Have you seen your other brother?" the woman asked. The man's face scowled in deep disappointment and sadness.
"Mira, in my life I did not think my brother would end up this way. I feel hate and anger so strong in him, it reminds me of the Zyuubi the Forbidden," the man said, sadness and anger full in his voice.
Mira held her companion's hand gently. She smiled as she watched the scowl on the man's face recede and was replaced by a more relaxed face.
"You always know how to cheer me up, don't you Mira?" Mira smiled.
"Sometimes, you are just too easy, my little weasel."
Inside the village, Naruto was partying with his friends inside the Akimichi clan house. Chouza was so happy that his son made chuunin that he invited allowed Choji and the others to invite many people. With a little help from Naruto's shadow clones, the team invited all of the genins (except Sasuke and Sakura), the jounin senseis along with Zabuza, Jin, Jiraiya, and Haku and Kin. Chouza also invited many of the clan heads to the party. Shikaku, Inoichi, Tsume, Shibi, and surprisingly Hiashi came.
Chouza cleared out the huge dining room in the Akimichi clan house for the party. Kin, Haku, and Mrs. Akimichi made huge amounts of delicious food. They served it on a large table at the edge of the dance floor. On the dance floor, many of the genins were dancing talking and having fun in general. Nearby the serving table were several tables where the guests were sitting. Many of the clan heads and ninjas were at a table gambling. As of now, Ibiki and Hiashi were the ones with the most poker chips while poor Jiraiya was too distracted by Anko's dancing to pay attention. Zabuza and Kakashi were in a corner discussing various Icha Icha scenes and ideas for Jiraiya to use. They made a list that grew larger and larger, much to the displeasure of many women.
The music to the party was in charge by none other than Shino. He acted as the DJ to the party and was a damn good one too. On the dance floor, Iruka and Anko danced wildly performing many suggestive moves that had Jiraiya staring and giggling. Other couples like Ino/Choji and Kiba/Hinata danced quite modestly. Naruto was dancing with Kin and Haku at the same time, amazing many of the men. To Naruto's shock, Neji nervously asked Tenten to dance. Tenten agreed and they danced quite gracefully, unlike Lee and Gai who made a wild break dance routine to the beat of Shino's music. The party lasted until the early morning hours.
During the party, Sasuke was in the Uchiha archives searchin for clues to power. He tossed one scroll and opened another. His eyes widened as he read.
"The Mangekyo Sharingan is the highest form the Sharingan can reach. However, it is attainable only by killing your best friend. The power it holds is epitome of the Uchiha greatness. To breathe fire ten times hotter than the sun, capture people in an unbreakable genjutsu, and summon a being to seal anything for all time. Unlike a normal Sharingan though, the Mangekyo will cause blindness the more times you use it unless you combine it with another Sharingan."
Sasuke grinned this is what he needed. The power to kill Itachi and Naruto. The power to show Konoha that he is the most powerful.
"I wonder what would happen if an Uchiha used the Byakugan instead of the Sharingan," a little voice in Sasuke's head muttered. Sasuke nodded.
"To be able to have the seeing capabilities of Hyuuga while the power of the Uchiha. Those eyes though will not be easy to achieve," Sasuke thought. He had a manic grin on his face as he plotted for the ultimate eye. The Mangekyou combined with a Byakugan.
"Sasuke, in a few days, some of my trusted ninjas will come for you," the voice from the seal said. "Do not be afraid. They have explicit instructions to lead you to my chambers. There you will find power!"
"Who are you?" Sasuke asked.
"My name is Orochimaru of the Sannin!" the voice declared. Sasuke smirked. Finally someone recognizes his greatness. Someone worthy to teach the heir of the Uchiha clan.
"When will we leave, sensei?" Sasuke asked.
"One week!"
"Perfect!" Sasuke said. He began to laugh maniacally. He would show the Leaf that the Uchihas are the greatest clan of all.
In the morning, Naruto stood up and stretched. His body was stiff from sleeping on the floor with Haku and Kin. All around him were his friends also sleeping on the floor. Lee was the only one still standing. However, Lee was sleepwalking. Well more like sleep fighting since he was performing kicks and punches in his sleep.
Naruto went to the kitchen and made some tea. He made a cup for each of his friends along with breakfast. The smells from the food woke people up one by one, starting with Kiba and Choji.
"Morning guys," Naruto said cheerfully. Choji and Kiba yawned and waved at Naruto. Naruto handed both of them a cup of tea. Naruto smirked when he saw Choji and Kiba swallow some tea. Naruto had mixed the tea with several herbs that will wake them up faster. He handed tea to Haku, Kin, Hinata and gave Choji and Kiba some anpan buns and some rice milk. Both of them ate it gratefully.
"Naruto, seriously, you need to become a cook after being a ninja," Choji said. "Your food is great." Kiba nodded in agreement as he savored the sweet bean spread.
Naruto grinned. "Glad you like it. Can you help me make more Choji?"
Choji nodded eagerly and went to the pantry to get more ingredients. Kiba helped Choji with the ingredients. Under Naruto's watchful eye, the two made a huge platter of anpan buns for breakfast. Kiba was rubbing a smarting finger. Naruto had smacked it with a ladle when he caught Kiba trying to dip his finger into the sweet bean spread. Naruto made a huge pot of congee where he stuffed it with meat and vegetables. He served a bowl of it to each of his friends. Tenten helped by cutting up fruits and serving it in a big bowl. Lee and Neji set up a table where all of them could eat breakfast.
"Hey Naruto, what's this stuff?" Ino asked.
"It's called congee Ino. Try it, you'll like it and it's very healthy," Naruto said. Ino eyed the porridge-like food and tasted it. She immediately began eating it with gusto. Naruto chuckled as Choji wiped some food off Ino's chin.
"Hey Naruto, can you give the recipe to this?" Tenten said. She was holding an anpan bun.
"Sure Tenten, it's really easy too," Naruto said. He grinned as he watched Tenten slice it and eat it in small pieces. Kiba was fishing out pieces of meat in his congee and gave it to Akamaru. As everybody ate, Jiraiya woke up scaring everyone except Naruto.
"THE SUN RISES OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS, BATHING ME GLORIOUS LIGHTS OF PRAISE. EYE THE MIGHTY, HOLY, VIRTUOUS JIRAIYAAAAH!" Jiraiya yelled. He made his ridiculous dance but slipped and fell because of Kiba's drool.
"Morning Ero-sennin, there's food in the kitchen," Naruto said without looking at Jiraiya. Jiraiya sat up and pouted.
"Naruto, do you have to call me that in front of people?" Jiraiya whined. Naruto nodded.
"Yeah I do. Now you might want to stand up since you're sitting in a puddle of drool."
Jiraiya cursed and began wiping the bottom of his pants, which were soaked in drool. The genins smirked as Jiraiya slipped in it again. He ran around the corner and nearly tripped over Jin.
"Morning sprouts!" Jin said cheerfully. He went to the kitchen and jumped on the counter top to pour a cup of tea and grab an anpan bun. He then jumped down and began eating.
"EGADS! These are good!" Jin exclaimed.
"I know. Naruto should open a restaurant. He practically cooks everything," Kiba said.
"Not everything," Naruto admitted. "I can't cook a decent bowl of ramen,"
"There's a resturaunt called Ichiraku downtown," Shikamaru said. "They make pretty good ramen."
To everyone's shock, Naruto made a hand seal and vanished.
"Hey, where'd he go?" Shikamaru asked.
"Ichiraku," Jin answered. Everyone turned toward him.
"That boy loves ramen but can never make a decent ramen so he eats a humongous amount when he can," Jin explained.
In downtown Konoha, a small ramen stand was serving a customer. The owner Teuchi was extremely happy as he served bowl after bowl of ramen to the customer who ate it with extreme gusto. Ayame was smiling as her dad was laughing in joy. She carried pillars of empty bowls to the sink for cleaning.
"Hey kid, what's your name?" Teuchi asked as he served up a bowl of beef ramen.
"Naruto Uzumaki, tokubetsu jonin," Naruto said before eating a whole bowl in less than fifteen seconds. "Pork ramen please."
Teuchi chuckled as he helped Ayame with the dishes. Ayame smiled and gave Naruto a bowl of pork ramen. Naruto finished it quickly and leaned back on the stool.
"Check please," Naruto said. It took Ayame a moment to count up Naruto's spending.
"Let's see," Ayame muttered. "29 orders of beef, 21 orders of pork, 25 orders of chicken, 33, orders of miso, 17 orders of shrimp, and 20 orders of the house special. That comes to 145 bowls of ramen."
She handed Naruto the check. Naruto sighed and pulled out a scroll with the kanji money. He summoned a bag of money and gave it to Ayame. Ayame glanced inside and saw a whole lot of bills inside.
"Keep the change," Naruto said. He waved goodbye and walked off.
"Come back soon!" Teuchi and Ayame said. Teuchi glanced inside the bag of cash Naruto left.
"Kami!" Teuchi gasped before fainting. Naruto paid for all the ramen and left a generous one hundred percent tip for the couple.
Naruto walked around enjoying the beautiful morning in Konoha. He decided to go to the market to have a quick look around. As he walked, his nose smelled a familiar scent. Naruto followed his nose to a resturaunt called Yakiniku Q. He walked inside but moved against the wall as a man ran out of the restaurant. A chef carrying a cleaver followed him.
"Get back here you freeloader!" the chef yelled. The man turned around abruptly and faced the chef. Naruto watched the man closely. There was something very familiar about him.
The man waved his hand in front of the chef's face. "I paid for my food."
"What do you mean? I saw you run off after the meal was done!" the chef yelled. The man raised his hat a bit so that the chef could see his eyes.
"I paid for my food," the man said, waving his hand in front of the chef's face.
"You paid for your food," the chef said. Naruto noticed that the chef wasn't agitated and angry but more like drowsy.
"I was not here."
"You were not here."
"You were doing the chicken dance," the man said after waving his hand in front of the chef's face,
"I am doing the chicken dance," the chef said. Immediately after he said that, the chef began doing the chicken dance in the middle of the street. The man smirked and pulled out a stick of pocky. He then turned to Naruto's direction.
"How long has it been little Sunkit?" the man said.
Naruto smiled widely. "Itachi nii-san!"
Sasuke was walking throughout the village wondering why he was outside. Oh right, he was taking Sakura on a date. Sakura was pulling Sasuke along throughout the market. She was shopping madly for clothes and was extremely excited that she was on a date with Sasuke.
"Sasuke-kun, does this look good on me?" Sakura asked. She was holding a rather skimpy shirt. Sasuke was tempted to say no but he knew that he had to make Sakura his best friend in the week.
"It looks good on you Sakura," Sasuke said. Sakura squealed loudly and glomped Sasuke. Sasuke had a tick mark above his eye. He looked around for anything to distract him. He saw Naruto at once and pushed Sakura off of him.
"Sasuke-kun, what's wrong?" She turned as Sasuke ran past her, charging at Naruto. Immediately she went into fan girl mode and began cheering for Sasuke.
Naruto turned to see Sasuke charging at him with a kunai. Naruto leaned back and dodged the kunai. He then grabbed Sasuke by the neck and delivered a quick blow to the temple. Naruto then threw him aside like a piece of garbage.
"Anyway, that was Sasuke. He has a very big grudge against me for beating him every time we fight. He prides in being an Uchiha and feels that he should get what he wants. Since you left, he's been viewed as the last hope for the Uchihas," Naruto said. Beside him Itachi viewed his brother in disappointment. Respect is earned, not gain.
"NARUTO! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO MY BOYFRIEND?"
Naruto and Itachi rubbed their ears from Sakura's screaming. Both of their ears were ringing from the sheer shrillness of Sakura's scream.
"Naruto, who is my brother dating?" Itachi asked.
"That is Sakura, Konoha's Pink Banshee. She is Sasuke's teammate in the few missions they have done together. She has absolutely no skills at all," Naruto said.
"WHAT DID YOU SAW NARUTO?" Sakura screeched.
"You should quit you shameful anorexic excuse for a kunoichi," Naruto said bluntly.
"DIE NARUTO!" Sakura screeched and charged him. Naruto sighed and gathered chakra. As Sakura came closer, Naruto faced her without any weapons.
"Tekkai!" Naruto said. He head butted Sakura, knocking her out like a light.
Itachi sweat dropped.
"That was pathetic," Itachi said. Naruto nodded.
"Tell me about it," Naruto said.
Suddenly, a hail of kunais flew toward the pair. Naruto quickly drew out his sword and deflected them all. Itachi threw a shuriken and made several hand seals.
"Ninpou: Shuriken Shadow Clone!" The shuriken that Itachi threw became fifty and pelted the trees and rooftops. The hail of shurikens forced many ANBU ninjas out. The ANBU ninjas either drew their ninjatos or made hand seals for a jutsu.
Naruto dealt with the ANBUs with ninjatos as Itachi used his Sharingan to quickly counter the jutsus. Naruto used his sword to disarm and knock out several ANBU and had to stab several of the ninjas in order to knock them out. Itachi dropped the numerous ANBUs with various genjutsus. The duo managed to disable the squad when three more squads appeared led by the Hokage. Naruto tightened the grip on his sword ready to fight.
"Itachi Uchiha, why have you come back?" the Hokage asked. Itachi said nothing but pulled out a small, embroidered scroll. The ANBUs tensed as Itachi opened the scroll and handed it to the Hokage. The Hokage read it and nodded. He closed it and stuck out a hand to Itachi.
"Welcome home Itachi," the Hokage said to the shock of everyone present.
"Hokage-sama, you can't be serious," one of the ANBUs said. "This man slew most of the Uchiha clan leaving only civilians and a few active ninjas."
"Under my orders. However, Itachi now has the Daimyo's support to become a ninja of Konoha," the Hokage said.
There were many whispers of suspicion among the ANBUs. Naruto saw many of them still tense and worried. Naruto grinned and leaned on his sword.
"Well Itachi nii-chan, you're back home. Looks like you'll have to be debriefed for a couple of hours but you're home," Naruto said happily. Itachi smiled.
"You're right. However, my girlfriend is still hiding," Itachi said. Naruto slipped and fell on the ground. He lifted his head to look at Itachi.
"Girlfriend? You have one after THAT?" Naruto asked. Itachi glared at him.
"I thought we agreed we would never bring THAT into conversations."
"Well THAT is the reason you were afraid of girls so badly that you broke out in hives every time you went near one."
"I'm over THAT now," Itachi said.
"What is THAT?" the Hokage asked curious. Itachi turned to him.
"With all due respects, I prefer to keep that incident hidden," Itachi said respectfully.
"He was nearly raped by three giant, hairy, fat gorilla girls in a village once," Naruto said. Naruto ducked a large stream of fire from Itachi.
"NARUTO!" Itachi yelled. Itachi threw several kunais at Naruto but Naruto easily deflected them. Itachi reached into his pack only to be held back by a gentle hand.
"Itachi, enough." Naruto saw a white haired woman around 20 hold Itachi's hand without much effort. She had a gentle face and soft blue eyes. She wore rather modest clothes but had a great body. She had no weapon save for a jian on her hip.
"Mira," Itachi said. "I thought I said wait for me in the clearing."
Mira pouted. "But it was boring! Anyway, its not as if you are in trouble or anything."
"Who are you, if you don't mind me asking," Naruto asked. Mira looked at Naruto and smiled. She went over to him and picked Naruto up. She then hugged him tightly.
"Oh this is your little brother, Sunkit! He's so cute! And those eyes look so innocent!" Mira gushed while squeezing the life out of Naruto. Naruto made eye contact with the Hokage and mouthed several words.
"Help me!" Naruto whispered. The Hokage sweat dropped as Itachi's girlfriend continued to hug Naruto like he was a plush toy.
"Um, Mira, I think you should let Naruto down. He's blue in the face," Itachi said. Mira looked down and saw that Naruto was dark blue already and his eyes had rolled back. She dropped Naruto in shock. Naruto landed on the ground and began gasping. He coughed and spat but breathed huge amounts of air.
"AIR! HOW I MISS YOU!" Naruto gasped. As Naruto was recovering on the ground, Mira bowed formally to the Hokage and introduced herself.
"Hello, my name is Mirajane Kanbai formerly of Snow Country, but you can call me Mira," Mira said politely. One of the ANBUs pointed at her.
"Wait you aren't the Ice Maiden of the Mountains by any chance are you?" the ANBU asked.
"The same one," Mira said proudly.
"The Ice Maiden?" Naruto asked. The ANBU turned to Naruto.
"During the Great Ninja War, Snow country was allied with us. She gained her name by defeating a whole battalion of Kumo shinobis summoning a blizzard and causing an avalanche in the mountains," the ANBU said. "She is also more proficient in Hyouton jutsus than anyone else in the continent."
"Oh stop, you're embarrassing me," Mira said playfully. She clutched onto Itachi's arm. Naruto noted that Itachi's face was less harsh when Mira was with him.
"Man Itachi, can you get anybody that is so unlike you. A playful, sociable, ice maiden with an antisocial, stoic, fire user," Naruto said grinning. Itachi smirked at Naruto.
"Well at least I have a girlfriend," Itachi countered.
"I have two," Naruto said smugly. He waited for Itachi to make a comeback.
"Your mom."
"Oh! Bullseye!" Naruto said sarcastically as Itachi glared at Naruto. The Hokage cleared his throat to gain attention.
"I hate to break this up but Itachi, you need to recommisioned as a jonin in the Konoha forces. Am I right in assuming that Mira will also be joining Konoha?" the Hokage asked. Mira nodded.
"Yes, Hokage-sama. Itachi and I will be joining the Konoha ranks," Mira said.
"Well, let's head back to my office. ANBU back to your positions. Naruto, please find Jiraiya and bring him to my office," the Hokage ordered. All of the ninjas saluted and quickly left.
Naruto hurried to the hot springs to find Jiraiya. Suprisingly, Jiraiya wasn't there so Naruto placed a sign that said, "Peeking Day, no one punishments for peeking at the women's side of the bath." Naruto placed it above a hole and hid.
As he hid, he sweat dropped as no less than ten seconds, five guys were pushing for a peek in the hot springs. His sweat dropped grew even bigger as more men came by the second. By the time fifteen minutes passed nearly a hundred men were attempting to peek inside the hot springs. He slapped his face in exhasperation.
"Are all men perverts?" Naruto asked.
"I'm not sure," Kyuubi said.
Naruto spotted a flash of long white hair. He quickly pulled out a blowgun and loaded a dart. He quickly gathered chakra in his lungs and blew hard. The dart flew straight and true. The dart pierced Jiraiya's clothes and injected the tranquilizer serum into his veins.
Naruto watched in satisfaction as Jiraiya fell down. Naruto quickly retrieved Jiraiya's limp body and headed to the Hokage's tower before Anko hears of this.
"Now Itachi, sign here and here," the Hokage said. Just as Itachi finished signing the form, a knock appeared on the window. The Hokage turned to see Naruto hanging outside the window carrying Jiraiya on his shoulder. Itachi opened the window for Naruto. Naruto threw Jiraiya on the floor and jumped on Jiraiya's prone body.
"Jiraiya is here Oyaji," Naruto said. The Hokage nodded and looked at the prone Jiraiya.
"Is he okay?" the Hokage asked. Naruto didn't respond as he snapped a stick of smelling salt. He threw both halves of the smelling salt and threw them near Jiraiya's nose. Jiraiya coughed and sat up.
"Ohh, where am I? I thought I was heading to the hot springs," Jiraiya groaned. He looked around and saw the Hokage.
"Hey Sarutobi-sensei, you peeping at the hot springs also? Jiraiya asked. The Hokage sighed in exhasperration. Jiraiya was the biggest pervert he had ever met. Naruto glanced at Itachi. Itachi was amused while Mira had a stern look on her face.
"Hey Oyaji, can I go now?" Naruto asked.
"No Naruto, I need you to stay because this next mission involves you and Jiraiya," the Hokage said.
"Are you kidding?" Naruto asked. "A mission with Ero-sennin will last two months minimum. He'll spend two days on every town in the brothels and peeping."
"It's for information!" Jiraiya shot back.
"Information my ass. Its all for that damn book you write," Naruto accused.
"If I recall rightly, you write books that are more perverse than Jiraiya's," the Hokage said. Jiraiya looked at the Hokage in indignation.
"TAKE THAT BACK!" Jiraiya and Naruto demanded. The Hokage chuckled and tossed Jiraiya a small black book.
"Jiraiya, look on page 46," the Hokage said. Jiraiya glanced at the Hokage with suspicion but opened the book to page 46 and began to read.
As Jiraiya read, his face grew redder and his nose began to bleed furiously. He turned the page eagerly and read.
SPLAT! FWOOSH!
Jiraiya's nose spurted out a humongous fountain of blood that rocketed him across the room and slammed him into the wall. On his face was a humongous lecherous grin. Itachi picked up the book and read it.
SPLAT! THUD.
Itachi's nose sprayed a large amount of blood on the floor. Itachi fainted from blood loss.
"Itachi-kun!" Mira cried worriedly. She held Itachi's head up. Naruto sweat dropped when he saw the huge perverted grin on Itachi's face. Naruto shook his head. Why are all the men he knew are perverts?
After the Hokage revived the two, he spoke to Jiraiya and Naruto.
"Jiraiya, the invasion has opened my eyes to something very important to the safety of Konoha," the Hokage said gravely. "I am getting old and my strength is fading. Soon I will not be at Kage level anymore."
"I am guessing you need us to search for the next Hokage," Jiraiya said. The Hokage nodded.
"Yes. I have chosen Tsunade to be my next successor," the Hokage said.
"Why her? Can't it be somebody else? She's notoriously hard to find," Jiraiya asked. The Hokage shook his head.
"There's nobody I trust more than my own students Jiraiya. The Godaime Hokage will be you or Tsunade," the Hokage said.
"I refuse to be Hokage!" Jiraiya said.
"But according to the laws, the Hokage has some really good benefits," Naruto said.
"Like what?" Jiraiya asked skeptically. Naruto grinned.
"Well, there's a law that said that the Hokage is allowed to make 5 laws with impunity," Naruto said.
"So?"
"How about a law that says every kunoichi above 17 and under 34 must be naked inside the village," Naruto suggested.
"YOSH! I SHALL BE THE HOKAGE!" Jiraiya said enthusiastically. The Hokage shook his head.
"No, Tsunade will be the Hokage. Naruto and you will search for Jiraiya and persuade her to come back," the Hokage ordered. Naruto snickered when he saw Jiraiya's weeping face.
"You will leave at first light tomorrow. Understand?"
"Yes Oyaji," Naruto said. Naruto saluted and left, dragging the weeping Jiraiya with him.
The Hokage shook his head at the two.
"Why is it that the most powerful of ninjas must be so weird?" the Hokage asked.
Naruto left Jiraiya in a bar and headed to his apartment to prepare. As he did, he muttered to himself.
"This so troublesome. Having to go on a trip with that pervert to persuade some old hag to be the Hokage," Naruto muttered.
In the shadows of a building, red eyes flashed in surprise.
"This is unexpected, Sasuke. Tsunade coming here? This will make my plans easier," Orochimaru said inside Sasuke's mind.
"When will you teach me powerful jutsus Orochimaru?" Sasuke demanded. Orochimaru rolled his eyes (if he had any) at Sasuke's demands.
"When you master the first one I gave you, the Curse Bite!" Orochimaru said. "Irregardless, you must keep an eye on Naruto when he comes back with Tsunade! That woman knows a vital jutsu for me to retain an immortal body!"
As Naruto fished for his keys in his jacket, he felt the scroll that the Hokage had given him. He quickly opened the door and went inside. When he went inside, he closed all of the curtains and turned on the lights.
He went to his room and opened the scroll. Naruto then bit his thumb and swiped the bleeding digit across the scroll. With a small cloud of smoke, four scrolls appeared. He ignored the scroll for the house and belongings, sealing them back inside the scroll. He eagerly opened the scroll belonging to his mother. It contained several high-ranking water, ice, and wind ninjutsus. However, the real prize was in kenjutsu.
His eyes bulged when he saw detailed diagrams and instructions for the most dangerous and deadly style Naruto has ever seen.
"Naruto, that isn't-?" Kyuubi asked.
"It is. The style of the greatest swordsman of the world, Kenki the Noble Bezerker!"
Naruto closed the scroll and placed it securely in the inside of his right boot. He then opened his father's scroll. His father was a ninjutsu and fuinjutsu expert, so it was no surprise that it was full of both. However, Naruto didn't expect the full power of some of them and the childishness of others.
"Hermit's Ticket for Peeping with Impunity?" Naruto said incredulously. "What the hell is this?"
"I'm guessing so hat he could peep without getting beaten. A techinique that Jiraiya would sell his left nut for," Kyuubi said. Naruto winced at the image. He shook his head and looked at the other techniques. He noticed a large paragraph on the scroll and began to read it.
"Holy-!" Naruto whispered.
"BUTTER!" Kyuubi said.
"What the hell? Butter?" Naruto asked confused.
"What, I was making popcorn," Kyuubi said. Naruto shrugged and continued to read. It was the instructions on how to summon the Four Great Guardians, the most powerful summons known in the Shinobi World.
"How did my dad get this?" Naruto asked curious. Naruto shrugged and skipped it. He would sign the contract later. He decided to look at one of the stronger wind jutsus his father had. Naruto read the two scrolls for many hours, picking out jutsus that would be handy for him.
Haku and Kin walked back from the hospital after a long day's work. Both of them helped out as assistants in the hospital while learning how to be miedic-nins. However, they learned several tricks such as how to paralyze a person with sound and how to create hypothermia to save a person from severe shock.
They walked together back to the apartment. As they walked, they talked about various things, mostly about Naruto and how busy he always was. The girls decided to make Naruto take a break with both of them this weekend.
When they went into the apartment, Naruto was there reading his scroll. He looked up when they entered the apartment.
"Hey Kin-chan, Haku-chan! Are you alright?" Naruto said wearily.
"We're alright, but look at you. You look like you're the walking dead," Kin replied. She went over to Naruto and began pressing various pressure points that would loosen the muscles. Naruto shuddered with pleasure as his stiff muscles were loose again.
"Thanks Kin," Naruto said gratefully.
"What's in the scroll?" Haku asked.
"The last things my parents gave me," Naruto said. "Oh yeah, after my mission, we're going to move."
"Move?"
"Yeah, my parents left me a house and some property near the outskirts of Konoha," Naruto said.
"That's good," Kin said. "This house was getting too cramped."
Haku nodded with agreement.
"What about Zabuza?" Haku asked. Naruto shrugged.
"He can come with us or have the apartment," Naruto said. He stood up and began preparing things for dinner. Kin helped him prepare a dinner while Haku set the table. After several minutes, dinner was ready. Gyoza with tempura was served with various drinks. Naruto left a large serving in the oven to keep warm for Zabuza. He wasn't sure if Zabuza was on a mission or not since he's been placed as Elite Jonin rank.
They had a nice dinner together talking about several things. Naruto smiled as the three enjoyed the dinner and talked about the hospital, crazy ninjas, and couples that were forming. Naruto smirked when he heard that Ino was eating with Choji at Yakiniku Q and that Neji actually took Tenten to Ichiraku for lunch. Lee of course was running around but made a dojo where he could train and meditate. Kiba was getting in trouble for running across walls like a wolf. Haku mentioned that Kiba acted more like a dog as time passes. Surprisingly, Shino was caught auditioning for a play called "Jekyll and Hyde the Musical". Naruto was suspicious when Haku told him that Sakura and Sasuke were on a date.
"Kin, Haku, I'm leaving for a mission for a couple of months," Naruto said. Kin and Haku nodded.
"What's it for?" Haku asked.
"The new Hokage."
"What? I thought the current Hokage is alive," Kin asked surprised.
"He is but he decided to step down. He wants Jiraiya and I to find Tsunade."
"Tsunade," Kin said. "She's the greatest medic-nin in the world."
Naruto nodded. "The same one. However, Jiraiya told me that she has the worst gambling addiction. It'll be a low risk but important mission."
Naruto sipped a bit of sake before speaking again. "Do me a favor and keep an eye on Sakura and Sasuke. Since Itachi is in the village, Sasuke will probably act more irrationally and dangerous. According to Itachi, there is a level of the Saringan that is attainable only if you kill your closest friend."
Haku and Kin nodded. If Sasuke gets a hold of that power in his unstable mind state, it would result in many people dying.
"Don't worry Naruto, we'll keep an eye on Sasuke," Haku said.
Naruto yawned and stretched. "That's good. Kami I'm sleepy. I think I'll sleep early now."
Naruto stood up and went to his room. After changing into his boxers and a light t-shirt, he lied on his bed and began to sleep. Haku and Kin soon joined him in his bed.
The next morning, Naruto was at the front gate waiting for the pervert. He was eager to go on the journey already and was impatient. After an hour, Naruto got fed up and bit his thumb. After biting his thumb, he made several hand seals and slammed his palm on the ground.
"Kuchiyose: Karasu!" Naruto watched as a huge raven appeared out from the smoke. The raven nodded to Naruto.
"Good day to you, Naruto-sama. How may I be of service?" the raven asked.
"I apologize if this task may seem below your status, Kageri, but my companion is very late for a vital mission. He needs to know that despite the fact he is an extremely powerful ninja, time is not expendable."
The raven, Kageri, nodded. "Who is this person?"
"Jiraiya the Toad Hermit," Naruto said. The raven tilted his head curiously.
"Not the same Legendary Shameless Pervert?" Kageri asked. Naruto nodded while holding his laugh in. The raven spread his huge wings and flew off in search of Jiraiya. Naruto watched as the huge raven soared above Konoha. After several minutes, the raven swooped down into Konoha. Naruto snickered as he saw Kageri fly toward him with Jiraiya in his claws. The raven hovered over Naruto and dropped Jiraiya at Naruto's feet.
"Is that all you require, Naruto-sama? Kageri asked.
"Yes, that is all, Please give my regards to Tsuneyami," Naruto said. The raven landed and bowed to Naruto before disappearing. Naruto looked down at Jiraiya.
"Ne, Ero-sennin, let's go now! Oyaji said to leave at first light. Let's go now!" Naruto said. Naruto kicked Jiraiya several times with his foot before Jiraiya stood up.
"Damn it! Do you know what I was doing before your raven carried me off?" Jiraiya bellowed. "I was in the middle of peeking on several of the hottest kunoichis in the village!"
"Who?" Naruto asked, not really caring.
"Anko Mitarashi, Kurenai Yuuhi, and Yugao Uzuki! All of them naked!" Jiraiya bellowed.
"You do know that all of them are skilled ninjas and have boyfriends right?" Naruto asked.
"So?"
"And you were nearly killed peeping on Tsunade right?"
"How'd you know?"
"Anyway, if Tsunade just beat you up, what do you think a genjutsu master, an ANBU ninja, and the craziest woman in Konoha will do to you?" Naruto asked. "I know for a fact that Anko's last five boyfriends had their balls blown up."
Jiraiya paled at the thought. He groveled at Naruto's feet. "Please don't tell them. I'll do anything!"
Naruto grinned sadistically. Jiraiya gulped and regretted on saying the last words.
"You will write a gay novel featuring you and Orochimaru as lovers and give a copy to Tsunade, Anko, Kurenai, and Yugao," Naruto said. Jiraiya froze in shock. Naruto bent down to feel Jiraiya's pulse. He sweat dropped when he realized that Jiraiya just went into cardiac arrest.
After several hours after Jiraiya was treated for multiple cardiac arrests, Naruto and Jiraiya headed out of Konoha to find Tsunade, the Slug Sannin.