The Overlooked Prodigy

CH 24 - The Rebellion of the Mist

"Naruto" - Person Talking

'Naruto' - Person Thinking

"Naruto" - Summons/Biju talking

"Naruto" - Summons/Biju thinking

"Shadow Clone Jutsu" - Jutsu

(Author's Note)

FLASHBACK NO JUTSU

LINE

"Where's Crow?"

"How am I suppose to know?"

"Well because your always with him, Rabbit!"

Rabbit clenched her fist, and turned to face Lizard, "He's a friend that's all, and he's way too young for me. So next time shut your trap, or I'll shut it for you."

Lizard chuckled under his mask as he hid behind his old buddy Tiger, "I was kidding…..but seriously where is he?"

"Seriously Lizard? You're probably the only one who doesn't know." replied Panda as she leisurely walked up to them.

Before Lizard could talk, Cat also walked out of the Shadows, "I'll overlook the fact that you didn't pay attention to last week's meeting, and I'll tell you."

"WE had a meeting?", The thought rang through Lizard's head.

Lizard chuckled, "Sorry captain, its just that I saw him earlier, but he just disappeared."

Cat nodded, "He got the day off, but since there was a emergency dispatch of all ANBU. He had no choice but to come."

"Why does he have the day off?" asked Lizard.

Cat leaned against a locker, and looked at Naruto's locker. "4 years from today….it happened…..he wanted to go visit the Uchiha grave with the remaining clan members…...since they're all still so young."

Lizard stayed quiet for a second, "I completely forgot…..today, 4 years ago, was the day the Uchiha Massacre occurred….."

LINE

Naruto walked with urgency to his house, ANBU gear still on, "That emergency dispatch really didn't need me, and now I'm going to be late…..great."

Naruto sighed as he reached his back door, "But….who were those guys? Why were there so much secrecy behind them? In fact….I can't sense my father in the house…..what's going on?"

Naruto groaned slightly, and he slid open his door. In an instant he was tackled, and fell onto his back. Black hair impaired his vision, and a too familiar voice left a smile on his face, "Where have you been, Naruto?!"

Naruto chuckled, and to his assaltantes surprise he poofed into a log.

"It's not nice to jump on people, Haruka." chuckled Naruto as he appeared behind Haruka.

Haruka turned around and pointed her finger at him, "Its also not nice to keep people waiting!"

Naruto smirked, "So where's everyone else?"

"They're at the meeting place," replied Haruka.

Naruto nodded, "Give me a second, and we'll head out there right now."

Haruka crossed her arms, "You have five minutes! We're already 25 minutes late!"

Naruto nodded, "Don't worry it'll only take me a minute."

Quickly Naruto rushed inside, and changed as quickly as he could. Rushing back outside he nearly knocked over his own mother.

"Naruto!"

"Sorry mom, I didn't see you there." replied Naruto as he barely managed to not hit her.

Kushina sighed, "It seems like you've been doing nothing but running since you joined ANBU. Maybe you should consider taking an extended break honey. You won't be able to play with your soon to be sibling if you worn yourself out."

Naruto' stare suddenly fell onto Kushina's belly. After five months of pregnancy it was difficult not to notice her condition. Naruto gave her mother a smile, "Don't worry mother I won't get worn out that easily, and the only way I'm going to be able to protect my soon to be sibling is by getting stronger."

Naruto looked down at her belly, "I can't afford to be weak anymore…..I'm finally beginning to realize how power these Akatsuki members must be. Taking down one jinchuuriki nearly killed me and my team…..to think a single pair is capable of taking one down is ridiculous."

Kushina didn't miss Naruto's harden gaze, "He's been doing that a lot….ever since he joined ANBU. What are you thinking Naruto?"

"There won't be any need for that Naruto, that's what your father and I are for. To protect you, your sister, and your soon to be sibling. There's no need to rush anything." replied Kushina.

"I don't know if you understand mother….the pain of not having enough strength, and watching people die….is unbearable." Flashes of Shisui and the Third Hokage rang through Naruto's head, but he pushed them back. He looked back at his mother, "Don't worry about me mom. I can handle myself, and anything thrown my way."

"But Naruto…."

Naruto gave her a smile, and headed for the door, "I need to get going, I'll see you later at dinner."

Kushina sighed, "Fine, but this discussion isn't over."

Naruto smirked, "I didn't know we were having a discussion."

"Don't act dumb, now hurry along before Haruka comes back in and drags you out." spoke Kushina.

Naruto gave her a small wave, and walked out.

LINE

Mei smiled, "As you know I am Mei Terumi. And what I want today is…."

Minato's eyes widen as he interrupted Mei, "Mei Terumi? As Mei of the Bloody Mist?"

The man next to Mei gritted his teeth, but he stayed silent. Mei merely smiled, "I didn't know I was so popular, to think someone like the Yellow Flash knows my name."

Tsunade narrowed her eyes, "What is someone like her doing here? Doesn't she have a war to worry about…..of course she wants something. But what? I can't think of anything that could be beneficial to them…."

"Why are you here, and what do you want?" asked Danzo.

Mei turned her attention to Danzo, "He's going to be the most difficult one to convince, but if your reputation is as it is. He'll do anything to get this…."

Mei subconsciously moved her hand to her pocket, where a metal rimmed scroll was. Mei simply looked at the 5 Leaf Ninja, "I'm aware that you Lady Tsunade, are the current Hokage of the Village, correct?"

Lady Tsunade gave her a silent nod, and Mei continued, "Then I have come here to make a request."

"A request? What type of request?" asked Tsunade.

Mei remained quiet for a moment before she continued, "You know of our current situation?"

"You mean your civil war, than yes I know of your current situation." replied Tsunade, "I know that you are the head of the rebellious force in Kiri too, as well that you're labeled in the Bingo Book as a high S-Rank ninja."

Mei took a deep breath, "Then you must have an idea of why I have come to talk to you today."

"I understand your position, Mei, but I can't afford to send our ninja out to fight your war. We ourselves just got out of a sticky situation, and can't afford to send out supplies either. Maybe in the nea-"

Mei interrupted Tsunade, "I don't want your supplies, but I don't exactly want any army either. I just want one thing."

Tsunade narrowed her eyes, "What is it?"

Mei looked around the table, "I want the ANBU Black Ops member who managed to completely control the Two Tails jinchuuriki of Kumo."

Danzo had the urge to touch his bandaged eye, "They want the power of the Sharingan…..but for what?"

"What are you talking about?" asked Minato, "What ANBU member is she talking about, Tsunade?"

"How did you…..",Tsunade closed her eyes in frustration, "That was highly classified information…..there's no way Kumo would publicize an embarrassment of that calibre."

Tsunade reopened her eyes, "...get your hands on such highly classified matter?"

Mei smirked, "I see, so the rumors are true. You do have an ANBU capable of doing that. So here's where I'm willing to negotiate. Allow the ANBU to work for us, and once we win the war we will become your allies. I can tell you current alliance with the sand isn't exactly working out."

Minato frowned, "What ANBU could possibly control a jinchuuriki? The only one I could think of is…"

Minato's eyes widen, "Absolutely not! We don't even know why you need him in the first place! As well we don't know if you will win that civil war!"

The man directly to Mei's right spoke up, "As I told you my lady, the ANBU is most likely a he."

"Just as you guessed it, Ao." Mei smiled more, "I know that's why I'm willing to add something else to sweeten the deal…..as for why I need him, I'll explain that next."

Tsunade frowned, "Alright talk."

"Didn't you wonder why we knew of this little ANBU? I bet you did, the fact is that we have a spy inside of Kumo. A spy that has information to a lot of highly classified stuff." spoke Mei.

Danzo smiled, "I see where you're getting at, in exchange for letting you use our shinobi you will give us access to this little mole of yours."

Mei took a deep breath, "One down"

Tsunade looked up at Mei, "So not only do we get an alliance if you win, but we also get access to this little mole of yours? Alright now explain what you plan to do with our ANBU."

Mei looked at Tsunade, "The current Mizukage as you know is Yagura….the jinchuuriki of the Three Tailed Beast."

Koharu who had remained silent with Homaru looked up, "So if our ANBU can control a jinchuuriki, you would practically have victory in your hands."

Mei continued, "Yes as you see you don't really have much to lose, we don't intend to throw your ninja into suicide missions. So he really shouldn't die out there if he completes his assignment."

"But nothing is guaranteed in war." replied Minato.

Mei sighed, "That's true, but its a gamble that you're more than certain to win."

"So what do you say?" asked Mei.

"I don't think we should, Tsunade." spoke Minato.

Danzo sneered, "What are you talking about? This is a great opportunity, and we must seize it Tsunade."

Tsunade merely crossed her arms and sat back, "I knew you would cause me trouble sooner or later, Naruto."

LINE

Naruto, Katashi, Ken, Haruka, Aiko, and Daichi all stood in front of the Uchiha graveyard. Having placed a flower on top of every grave, they were now just paying their final goodbyes. Naruto frowned, "Once a clan filled with over 60 members is now reduced to 13….and three of them are barely even the age of 4."

Katashi looked glum, "I can't believe it's already been 4 years…."

"I know….it feels just like yesterday….when…." Aiko couldn't finish as she begun to choke up on the tears she was trying to prevent from occurring.

Naruto looked at Ken, Daichi, and Haruka who were dead silent, "Let's get going guys…..maybe we could go get something to eat?"

"I'm not hungry….in fact I really don't want to do anything." replied Ken.

Naruto sighed, "I know it's hard, but I didn't want this to be a gloomy day."

"How about a little spar? Its been a long time since we have done that." suggested Naruto.

Daichi frowned, "What about me?"

"Sorry Daichi, you're still too young for a real spar." replied Naruto, "When you're a little older than sure, but not right now."

Daichi crossed his arms, but Ken exploded, "Yes! Yes! I will so defeat you, then when I win you're going to finally help train my sharingan!"

"Umm, I don't know…." spoke Naruto with uncertainty.

Aiko smiled, "You're the most talented Shinobi out of the Uchiha clan! I mean you're an ANBU, and your only two years older than me!"

Naruto frowned, "I don't know guys, alright if you beat me then I'll teach you all a sharingan genjutsu."

Haruka frowned, "What do I get! I don't even have the Sharingan yet!"

"We'll think about,but let's go to a training ground." replied Naruto.

Naruto was about to walk to one, when suddenly he was picked up off the ground. "What are you doing?!"

Haruka smirked, "Well knowing you would take all day! So were going to give you a hand!"

"Let me go!"

LINE

Tsunade looked at Mei, "Fine, you have yourself a deal, but there will be a lot of conditions. You understand."

Mei let out a deep breath, while Minato tried to hide his anger. "What is she thinking?! Naruto's only a kid!"

Tsunade gave Minato a quick glare causing Minato to calm down a little.

Minato sighed, "I need to calm down a little….Tsunade is like a second mother to Naruto. She wouldn't act reckless with his life. I guess I'm dramatizing things a little, but still…."

Mei looked at Tsunade, "I'm glad you said that Tsunade because now I'm more than willing to give you this."

Mei pulled out the metal scroll from her pocket, and gave it to Tsunade, "In there are the several Byakugan eyes, that were stolen from your village. I wanted to give it to you because we do not want to steal any of your Kekkei Genkais, but..."

Suddenly Ao stepped forward, and took off his hood. Danzo gritted his teeth, "It can't be…."

"He has the Byakugan?" asked Tsunade, "What's the meaning of this?"

Mei took a deep breath, "He can't remove it, since there's a cursed seal on it. The seal is suppose to prevent anyone from stealing it….but he also can't remove it. It was placed upon him by the Mizukage, when we still worked for him. In fact the Mizukage is probably the only man that can remove it, and a few of his higher ranking ANBU officials."

Danzo stood up in anger, "Then we should just kill him! I mean if you seriously want to take our ninja, then you should just be as willing to meet our demands."

"I didn't know you had set any more demands" replied Mei as she stood firm.

Tsunade sighed, "This complicates things….a lot."

Tsunade had the great temptation to rub her temples as the elders begun to argue with each other.

Tsunade crossed her arms, "I guess that can be overlooked…."

Mei's eyes widen, "Tsunade….you have taken me a bit by surprise. I came here expecting you to be a stubborn old hag, but you've been quite cooperative."

"...for now, but is something that I assure can be handled. I'm sure Minato here could break that seal in a couple of days." replied Tsunade, "But we can do that after you win your little war."

Minato looked at Tsunade, and nodded, "I'm sure I could."

Ao who had been standing with his hood off sighed, "For a minute I thought I would have to be the sacrificial lamb. This ninja is too important for us.…..I owe you Lady Tsunade."

Mei looked at Tsunade, "Then would you mind taking us to this ANBU, or at least giving us his name?"

Tsunade looked at Minato who had his eyes closed. Looking at the three elders, she was sure she had made the right decision, but doubt still rang through her head, "This alliance would mean a lot to us, our alliance with the sand is no longer solid…...as well even if our relationship with the sand was to improve, having two alliances would put us in a very good position…but is it really worth it? I don't know what I would do if Naruto was too…...no I need to put my faith in him."

Tsunade's gaze once again took a glimpse at Minato, "I won't repeat their foolish mistake….I do not only trust your ability as a ninja, but I also trust the person you are Naruto. "

Tsunade lifted her hand, and an ANBU appeared behind her.

Mei narrowed her eyes, "So you must be him….I was told your hair was red."

The ANBU didn't reply, and simply handed Tsunade a folder. Tsunade placed the folder on her desk, and looked at Mei, "That is not the ANBU you are looking for, in this file is the information of Naruto Uzumaki."

Mei gave her an odd look, "Uzumaki? But the only Uzumaki I've ever heard of is Kushina Uzumaki, but she's now married to…."

Minato interrupted Mei, " His real name is Naruto Namikaze….he's my son."

LINE

Naruto smirked as he stood in front of a line consisting of Haruka, Ken, Katashi, and Aiko. Daichi was standing off to the side. Naruto then pulled a scroll from his backpocket, and unscrolled it on the ground. Quickly unsealing the items inside, five ninja pouches and five kunai hostlers appeared. "I'm glad I brought this, now we can have a full blown out spar."

Naruto smiled more, as he watched Ken and Haruka go crazy over the stuff.

"I can't believe it! We aren't allowed to keep this much sharpened kunai or shuriken until our final year!" spoke Haruka with excitement.

Ken added, "With this I will totally wipe the floor with you, Naruto!"

Katashi simply moved over, and strapped on the gear, "Ken, how do you expect to defeat Naruto if you get excited by simple things as sharpened kunai?"

"You're not one to show much emotion Katashi, but I know you're as excited as me. You're just itching to use real weapons." teased Ken.

Aiko shook her head, "I can't believe they're getting excited over simple kunai and shuriken."

"It's different for them Aiko, you and me grew up with this stuff. Now that we're even further down an era of peace, the village just wants them to enjoy life. That's why they make you attend the academy for six years instead of three." replied Naruto, "It's quite normal for them to get excited over 'real' weapons."

Aiko grabbed her equipment, and looked at Naruto, "I guess that makes sense…."

Suddenly Ken smacked his fist into his hand, "Alright Naruto, I'll be the first one to spar you!"

"No I will! Haven't you heard of ladies first, Ken…..wait I forgot your not a gentleman!" insulted Haruka.

Ken looked at Haruka, "You a lady? Ha! I've seen Katashi act more girly than you!"

"You blockhead! Who are you trying to insult Haruka or me!" pointed out Katashi.

Haruka crossed her arms, "Its not my fault that Katashi is such a sissy."

"Hey! I didn't say anything to you!" spoke Katashi.

"That's enough! I'll decide who goes first." spoke Naruto.

Haruka was suddenly on Naruto, "Of course Big Brother is going to pick his favorite sister in the world!"

Naruto sighed as he flicked Haruka in the forehead, "Ow! Stop doing that! I'm not 5 years old anymore! I'm 8!"

"You sure act like it." thought Naruto, "Haruka you will be going against me first…."

Ken and Katashi groaned, as Aiko puffed her cheeks, "Of course he picks his favorite."

"Jeez I didn't know they were jealous of Haruka." thought Naruto, "...with everyone else."

"What!" yelled the four.

Naruto smirked, and pulled out a small orange scroll, "This spar is actually more of a game….well a deadly game."

"What is it?" asked Katashi.

Naruto twirled the scroll in his hand, "You four need to take this scroll away from me. You can use Taijutsu,Genjutsu, Ninjutsu, or any weapon you choose. Since I doubt you known much over the three main Ninja skills yet."

"So we can use our Sharingan?" asked Ken.

"The Sharingan is a weapon...so yes." replied Naruto.

Aiko eyes suddenly flashed into a two tomoe stage, "But it's still unfair, you have a fully matured one."

Naruto gave a crude laugh.

"What's so funny?" asked Haruka.

"You actually think I need my sharingan to fight you four? Aiko might push me a little, but three academy students? Come on be more realistic." replied Naruto.

Fire burned in Ken and Haruka's eyes, and Katashi gave a more serious look.

"We'll make you regret those words!" roared Ken and Haruka.

Naruto gave them a more serious look, "If you want to take the scroll you better come with the intent to kill me….or don't attack me at all."

Those words silenced the three academy students, while Aiko remained unfazed. Naruto put the scroll in his back pocket, "When I say start-"

Naruto cocked his head to the left, and dodged a trio of shuriken, "Didn't even let me finish...typical of Ke-...Aiko?"

Naruto's eyes widen slightly, as Aiko charged at him.

Ken, Katashi, and Haruka were all left dumbfounded at Aiko's sudden attack. Aiko threw a kunai straight at Naruto. Naruto simply moved to the left, and Aiko engaged him.

Aiko attempted to land a few strikes, but Naruto dodged with ease. Naruto attempted to move back, but Aiko threw a quick left hook right into his face. Naruto moved quickly to catch her left hook, but to his surprise she threw a right kick to his face. Naruto smirked, and caught it with his left hand, "A little slow Aiko."

Aiko grinned, and pulled out threw shuriken, "Let's see you dodge this!"

Aiko with her free hand threw the three shuriken at Naruto's torso. Naruto's eyes widen in shock as the three shuriken cut into his gut.

"Naruto! How could you, Aiko!" yelled Haruka.

Ken and Katashi quickly activated their one tomoe sharingan. "There's no way…."

Aiko cursed silently, and she jumped back. To the shock of the other three they watched as Naruto's body fell in slow motion. Aiko whirled around, and ended up facing to her right. "I know you're there."

Haruka looked confused, "Who is she talking…."

Suddenly the image in front of her started to distort, and Naruto was shown standing there.

Naruto smiled, "I'm impressed, you saw through that genjutsu faster than I anticipated. When did you notice?"

Aiko took a deep breath, "The moment when you caught my fist. Your style of fighting doesn't consist of catching punches. You really on speed, and using your opponent's momentum against them."

"Impressive, you've passed Lesson 1: Genjutsu." replied Naruto. "Are you ready for the next lesson."

"How about we move on to Lesson 2: Taijutsu." suggested Naruto as he entered a fighting stance.

Ken spoke out, "How about we move on to Lesson 3: Ninjutsu! Ken! Haruka!"

"Okay!" yelled Ken and Haruka.

In unison Ken, Haruka, and Katashi weaved through the same hand seals. "Fire Release: Fire Ball Jutsu"

Naruto begun to weave his own hand signs, he admired their little collaboration jutsu, "If that hits me its probably going to hurt, Water Release: Water Trumpet Jutsu"

To the three academy's surprise, Naruto fired a very powerful water jet, and completely annihilated their jutsu.

A sense of danger ran through Naruto as he looked in the direction of Aiko.

"Fire Release: Fire Phoenix Jutsu"

Naruto's eyes widen as 5 rather large ones hurled at him, "They're quite big…."

Quickly moving through some hand seals, "Water Release: Water Wall Jutsu"

In an instant a wall of water exploded from the ground. As the wall covered Naruto's view from Aiko, he watched a grin creep onto her mouth. "She's grinning…."

Her jutsu collided into the water wall, and to Naruto's surprise 5 Fūma Shuriken exploded through the water, "Not only did she combine her shuriken with the Fire Phoenix, she managed to combine them with Fūma Shuriken. She might be as good as Sasuke when it comes to weaponry."

Naruto prepared to duck under one, and his eyes widen in shock, "She…."

"Woah, there's no way he can dodge it now" spoke Ken as his Sharingan managed to catch a glimpse of Aiko's trick.

"I can't believe Aiko has grown this much." added Katashi.

Aiko smirked, "Shadow Fūma Shuriken Jutsu"

"She hid a second one in the shadow of each one!" thought Naruto as he was in mid air. "The Shuriken are moving in a pentagon formation….so by the time one noticed it they wouldn't be able to dodge it….too bad"

Naruto pulled a kunai, and two shuriken. He thrust the kunai into the center of the bottom leading Fūma shuriken. Using his two shuriken, he threw them at the outside bottom Fūma shuriken, and deflected them off course. Naruto the grabbed onto his kunai, and twisted the Fūma shuriken around, and threw them at the back two.

Naruto then simply rolled under the five original ones.

"He dodged them all!" yelled Ken, "and he didn't even use his Sharingan!"

Aiko's was left with her mouth open, "You…."

Naruto rolled himself up, and took a deep breath, "I must say that was a very close shave, but I can tell that took a lot of your chakra Aiko. You not only combined your shurikenjutsu and fire jutsu, but you managed to even add in a shadow shuriken jutsu. All while having your sharingan activated….that must take a toll."

Naruto sighed, and quickly jumped back. A barrage of kunai, and shuriken embedded the spot he had just been standing. "You guys are bunch of rude brats. I don't see you interrupting Sasuke, Miyuki, or even Izura when he's around."

To Naruto's surprise Ken, Katashi, and Haruka jumped in front of Aiko.

"Aiko you need to stop attacking by yourself, we now know that won't be enough to take him down." spoke Katashi.

Haruka nodded, "We need to work together if we're going to take down Big Brother Naruto."

"So our best bet is to take him down as team because there's no way we're losing to him again." added Ken.

Aiko gave a small smile, "Sorry guys, its just that I thought I had opening, but our next attack will be together."

Naruto gave them a smile, "I guess they're finally understanding the true purpose of this drill…."

Without warning Naruto activated his sharingan, and looked to the right and left. "Someone's here….no I can sense 7 chakra signatures!"

Naruto's head cocked to his right where Daichi was sitting, "Daichi get over here now!"

Everyone suddenly turned to Daichi, who had been sitting not to far away. Daichi not wasting a second quickly begun to run to Naruto. That's when Naruto saw a shadow creep up behind him, "Who is that?"

"What's going on?" asked Aiko.

Naruto didn't answer, and he quickly unsealed the Executioner's blade from the seal on his wrist. In what looked like an instant, he shunshined between Daichi and the intruder and slammed the blade in between them.

LINE

"Yo-Your son? But...How exactly does he control the tailed beast? I believed the shinobi had the sharingan?" asked Mei.

"He does" replied Danzo as he closed his good eye.

Minato sighed, "The Namikaze clan are considered the cousin clan to the Uchiha. It's extremely rare for a Namikaze to actually unlock the Sharingan. So rare that the only recording we have of this happening is during the Warring Clan Era. "

Mei nodded and took the file. Her eyes widen as she looked up at Tsunade, "He's only 13?"

"He'll be fourteen in a few weeks." replied Tsunade, "Is that a problem."

Mei frowned, "I thought he would be at least 16, I never imagined someone so young."

"What a waste of time." spoke one of the cloaked figure.

"Akane don't be rude." spoke the third cloaked figure.

"Chojuro! Akane! I told you to stay silent." spoke Ao.

Akane took of her hood, and revealed the identical auburn hair of Mei Terumi. The only difference was that her hair was much shorter, and only went as far as her mid back. Unlike Mei her bangs didn't hide her face, and actually revealed her whole face. "Well, I think it was a waste of time if we came to get a little kid to babysit. I thought this ANBU was suppose to be an a real Shinobi."

"Your a fool to underestimate young Uzumaki." spoke Danzo. "Its a shame I was unable to drag him into Root….he had as much potential as Itachi. But just like Itachi he has become a loose end."

Mei slammed her foot, "That's enough Akane!"

"I think that it would only be wise if we test him. Make sure he is up to the challenge." responded Akane.

Mei glared at Akane, "We didn't come here to pick a fight. We came here to get the help to win our war!"

"I must agree with Akane, milady." spoke Ao as he took a look at the file.

"We don't have information, and we're risking a lot by just being here. It would only be wise if we test this boy." added Ao.

Tsunade looked at Ao, "How exactly do you propose doing that? What exactly would you want to test for?"

"Make sure he doesn't die during an unexpected battle, or at least handle himself. I don't want to be babysitting some brat." spoke Akane.

Mei growled, "That's enough Akane! Silent!"

"I can assure one thing Mei, at least he can follow orders." snickered Minato.

That caused a small rise from Akane, but one glance from Mei silenced her.

Before anything else could be spoken Tsunade spoke, "Fair enough. We'll give you this little challenge, but lets make this a bit more interesting. How about you have those three guards of yours go against him, Mei. He's signed up for Training Ground 4 right now, and is probably training or something. Your four shinobi will launch a sneak attack, and have 10 minutes to take him down. If your guards can take him down in less than 10 minutes, I will completely overlook Ao's byakugan. I won't even require him to remove it after you're done with your little war."

"Are you serious?" asked Ao.

Mei narrowed her eyes, "I guess the rumors over your gambling issues are true. What happens if we lose."

Tsunade ignored the insult, "We receive the Three Tailed Beast inside of Yagura."

Mei's eyes widen, "That's quite the gamble….."

"You have ten minutes to take down one shinobi." spoke Tsunade. "Let's spice things up a bit. We'll have a barrier team surrounding the training ground, so he won't be allowed to get to far away."

"A slick move Tsunade. Never thought you would be so bold. Is your confidence in this boy that high? or isn't simply The Legendary Sucker talking?" Danzo grinned, "It's not everyday I agree with you Tsunade. So what do you say, Mei?"

Minato gave them both a crazed looked, "Are you serious Danzo? The odds of Naruto winning that is quite low. I'm not saying he's not skilled, but taking on three ninja whose skill are unknown isn't an easy feat for anyone."

"You have yourself a deal. If your ANBU defeats my three shinobi, we will gladly turn over the Three Tailed Beast. Though if we win, you'll overlook Ao's byakugan." spoke Mei.

Tsunade stood up, "Follow me"

LINE

Tsunade, Mei, and Minato were standing at the edge of Training Ground 4. Hiding in the trees they were watching Naruto go at it with the younger Uchiha.

Mei looked at the small spar going on, "What about the other three?"

"The two elders won't come, and I'm sure Danzo is watching from somewhere else. He wouldn't miss this." explained Tsunade

Suddenly their attention was caught by the rather large fireball that the 3 academy students managed to launch.

"That's a pretty impressive collaboration jutsu for someone their age. Its nice to see the Uchiha clan recovering quite nicely." added Mei.

Tsunade smiled, "Yeah, it's been all thanks to Naruto. There might only be about a dozen left, but he's done a great job uniting them. Thanks to him, they've really united as a family."

Minato remained poised, "Naruto….you sure have grown into a fine young man. It's hard to believe you did that all on your own."

Suddenly an ANBU appeared next to Minato. "Lord Yondaime the four ANBU are in position."

"Thank you bear." spoke Minato. "I'll be in position, and once the fighting starts we'll activate the barrier."

They watched as Minato put on a mask, and vanished in thin air.

Mei nodded, "Oka-"

"Daichi get over here now!"

Mei looked over, and watched as Naruto unsealed the Executioner's blade.

"Is that Zabuza's-" asked Mei as her eyes widen.

Tsunade nodded, "Yeah, a couple months ago Naruto's team ran into him and his apprentice..."

"Haku?" asked Mei.

Tsunade sighed, "Yeah I think that was the name. Naruto's team engaged them in a fight, and right when his sensei was about to land the killing blow on Zabuza."

"Haku sacrificed himself….I can't believe their dead." interrupted Mei.

Tsunade nodded, "In the end Naruto managed to change Zabuza's viewpoint on Haku. It left such an impact on him….so he decided to take Zabuza's sword as a memento of both of them."

Mei smiled, "Well I'm glad that before Zabuza died….he finally managed to abandon those foolish ideals of his."

Tsunade looked at Naruto, "He hasn't sensed us, but he instantly managed to sense the barrier team and your shinobi. In fact once you're in Naruto's range, it's very difficult to get past him."

"Why are you telling me all this? A kage would want to keep all their shinobi's skills a secret." asked Mei.

Tsunade shook her head, " I told you about Naruto's encounter with Zabuza for a reason. He heard about the bloodline purges in you country. One of the first things he did when he came back from that encounter was ask me about it. Then he asked my no one ever did anything to help."

"What did you say?" asked Mei.

Tsunade looked forward, "I told him that it was none of our business. Want to know what he told me next?"

"What?"

Tsunade looked at Mei, "He told me that it was his business, and that one day he would change all of that. That's probably why I accepted your offer in the first place. His words rang through my head during our little meeting. Naruto has proven me and everyone else wrong and wrong again. So now I honestly believe that Naruto is capable of doing exactly that. "

Mei remained silent, then Tsunade turned serious, "I purposely placed him against three highly skilled shinobi because I wanted you to see the true power behind his Sharingan. I told you there would be conditions, here's the first one. You are never allowed to talk about what you see today."

Mei looked at Tsunade, "Does this have to do with how he controlled the Two Tails?"

"The Mangekeyō Sharingan" Tsunade nodded her head, "You'll see soon enough."

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I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS A POOR EXCUSE, BUT I REALLY WANTED TO MAKE BATTLE BETWEEN NARUTO AND AO. AS FOR THE OTHER OC AKANE I MADE HER THE YOUNGER SISTER OF MEI. SINCE THERE REALLY ISN'T TOO MANY MIST SHINOBI THAT ARE PRESENTED IN NARUTO PART II. I KNOW I HAVEN'T TOUCHED ON Fū IN A WHILE BUT I HOPE TO GET HER IN A CHAPTER OR TWO. THE MIST CIVIL WAR WILL ONLY LAST A CHAPTER OR TWO, BUT THAT WILL BE THE "TIME SKIP" INTO NARUTO SHIPPUDEN. I HAVE A FEW THINGS PREPARED AFTER THAT.

QUICK POLL

WHO SHOULD I MAKE THE NEW JINCHUURIKI OF THE THREE TAILS?

NO I WILL NOT MAKE NARUTO's NEW BROTHER THE JINCHUURIKI.

FAVORITE, FOLLOW, REVIEW!

UNRELATED NOTE:
I HAVE DISCONTINUED "NARUTO THE ORB" SIMPLY BECAUSE THE CURRENT ENDING OF THE MANGA AND NARUTO THE LAST IS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN I IMAGINED. I ACTUALLY THOUGHT SASUKE COULD BE HOKAGE, AND I THOUGHT HE COULD REDEEM HIMSELF. THEN HE PULLED THE REVOLUTION BULL CRAP, AND I DON'T LIKE HIM ANYMORE. ITS NOT THE MOST ORIGINAL PIECE OF WORK, BUT IF ANYONE WANTS IT MESSAGE ME!

PS: I'M GOING TO START RE EDITING A COUPLE OF THE FEW FIRST CHAPTERS. I WILL MAKE NO CHANGES TO THE STORY. JUST REWORD A FEW THINGS, AND FIX ANY ERRORS.