What if Naruto had a hidden power that came to be when he fought Mizuki, a bloodline he never knew of? Then he would be known as the Kaze no Arashi, the Wind Storm!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Those rights belong to Masashi Kishimoto.

Kaze no Arashi

Chapter 37:

The Arrival: Reflections of the Past Teammates of Team Seven!

Tanaka looked as smoke and jutsu covered the area in the distance. He cursed his luck as he knew something was up over there and he had to check it out. He saw, to his relief, the guy he sent to Shibuki come back as Tanaka flashed through hand signs. The shinobi that was coming toward Tanaka stopped, seeing Tanaka go through a familiar series of hand signs.

"So, you're going over to where all the action is? Damn, I should have stayed here!" The shinobi said, hating having to keep watch.

Tanaka merely looked slightly at the other shinobi. "Taichi, just stand there and look pretty for whoever comes toward the village. Deal with them if they are a threat to the village as well."

"Alright," Taichi nodded, his bald head slightly glistening from the straight sun rays hitting it as Tanaka put his hands on the water of the waterfall.

Water Release: Rising Aqua Pillars Technique!

Using his chakra and the water from the waterfall, Tanaka made a few pillars of water that he went on top of to help reach where Naruto was. He jumped into the air as he went through hand signs and raised his hands into the sky, close to the clouds.

Water Release: Moisture Gathering Technique!

The water from the clouds began to gather on top of his hands into a giant sphere of rainwater as he felt himself falling to earth on top of an area where the smoke from Naruto's clones were clearing. He looked to see Toki, slicing two of this blond kid's clones, knowing he was an Otogakure shinobi. Scowling at the skilled man, Tanaka threw the sphere of water onto Toki, getting Naruto's attention as the sage smirked at the Takigakure shinobi's technique. Toki felt wet drops of water hit his neck as he merely grinned devilishly, going through hand signs at a rapid pace before turning around to the water and raising his hands to reveal circles like Zaku had.

Decapitating Airwaves!

A wave of wind assaulted the water, causing it to disperse into waves of water crashing onto the rocky, earthy ground below as Tanaka now knew that this was Naruto's battle from seeing the look on his and Toki's face. Toki, then, turned to give Naruto the attention once again as he saw Naruto smirking still, rushing at him, pulling a fist back. Toki dashed toward Naruto, going through hand signs that Naruto knew were to his Decapitating Airwaves technique, raising his hands in the direction of where Naruto was, only for his airwave technique to hit a clone. He cursed seeing the real Naruto right behind the clone; fist held back as it came charging toward Toki's face. Toki barely dodged it, letting out a breath of relief, only to feel a sharp hit on his check, pushing him toward a rock wall at his right side.

Shit! What the hell did that brat do to me? There's some trick to his taijutsu and his eyes… they're like a frog's. Toki thought as he got up and looked angrily at Naruto, pulling out his katana after going through hand signs. Waves of chakra invaded his blade as he glared, scowled at the Konohagakure shinobi in front of him. This bastard kid is going to die here! I'll make sure of that myself!

Toki rushed toward Naruto, slicing the air with his sword, his chakra wave unleashed across the air. Naruto, knowing he had been in Sage Mode for a minute or two, knew he had to finish this quickly, but didn't want to destroy the landscape too much.

That means no Rasenshuriken or summoning some of the bigger toads like Gamabunta… I'll just have to get out of Sennin Mode since I have already used it quite a bit and I want to save it in case I need it absolutely against him or anybody hiding. I guess I'll finish him with my Kekkai Genkais, trap him suddenly with my chakra chains and hit him with a Wind Release technique. That will be the best thing to do right now.

Naruto looked at the seals on his palms, ripping them off as his eyes changed to his usual cerulean and he felt the chains that came out of his fingers. He launched the chains at Toki, wrapping around both the shinobi and his blade, rendering him useless as Naruto dodged the air slice that Toki did with a quick production of a clone, tossing it into the attack. It burst into a cloud of smoke as Naruto whipped through a series of one-handed hand signs, shocking Toki at the power this boy possessed.

I see why he is called the Kaze no Arashi now… He is definitely going to be a force to be reckoned with… I have failed you, Orochimaru-sama… Toki thought, putting his head down as Naruto finished doing the hand signs.

Wind Release: Mini-Tornadoes Technique!

A bunch of tiny tornadoes tore apart Toki's body, spraying crimson life into the air as Naruto merely looked at the incoming Jiraiya and Tanaka. Naruto withdrew two more seals from his pouch and put them on the back of his hands, making sure they were on before looking at Tanaka, seeing the headband holding the symbol of Takigakure.

"So, you were sent by Shibuki, eh?" Naruto asked Tanaka, who merely nodded at the young shinobi, who grinned at the nod. "Alright then, let's get going!"

Jiraiya chuckled as Naruto rushed toward the village and Tanaka merely looked at the Sannin.

"Is he always like this?"

Jiraiya held a smile as he looked at Naruto's back. "Pretty much…"

XXX

Haruno Sakura sighed, reaching her arms into the sky, stretching out from her training with Tsunade. She kept walking, thinking of all the time that had passed since her teammate, Uzumaki Naruto, left with the Sannin Jiraiya. She found it weird that she and Naruto, teammates, were being trained by two of the three Sannin, though their former teammate, Uchiha Sasuke, had gone to the third Sannin. But Sakura didn't want to think anything about that day, the day "the Last Uchiha" left her on a bench, left her alone…

But I wasn't alone… Sakura thought, thinking about a certain unpredictable knuckleheaded shinobi, a scarecrow-like man, and a bunch of other people. A pineapple-shaped head on a boy's body came to her mind, huffing about things he thought were troublesome, a blonde that couldn't keep her mouth shut, a "pleasantly plump" boy grinning as he munched on chips, a shy girl with short, dark blue hair, a grinning boy with fangs and claws, a boy that was hidden under his hood and jacket, a rambunctious, "youthful" boy with a bowl cut and flashing teeth, a boy with long hair and white eyes that held no pupil, a girl with her hair put into two buns, a women with a sizable bust and long blonde hair and many others that she had seen over the years. A smile came across her face as she knew that she wouldn't be alone yet there was so sense of loneliness that gripped her when she thought of Naruto or even Sasuke still… Some sense of a bond that was still there, invisible and unbreakable…

I hope you come home soon, Naruto… I wonder how much you have grown with how much I have grown with Tsunade's training… Sakura thought as if Naruto could hear her, cursing the training that Tsunade was putting her through. Sometimes, Tsunade-sama can be a slave-driver… Then, she got a serious look. But it will allow me to get stronger… strong enough to support people… strong enough to not be a burden anymore…

She clenched her fists and dashed to the place she had unknowingly been going to a lot more often with Naruto's departure.

Ichiraku Ramen, here I come!

XXX

Uchiha Sasuke grunted as he made the hand signs that became almost second nature to him. After all, he had been training a lot with it over the time he had been with Orochimaru. Lightning chakra appeared all around his body as if it was a shield, a body of armor to protect the Uchiha from harm. He quickly, elegantly stripped his blade from its clothing, letting, almost forcing, the electric chakra to gather on the blade, feeling the power in his hands. He suddenly stopped the electricity when he heard clapping, swiftly maneuvering his blade in order to clothe it once again. He looked slightly over to the direction of the clapping with one of his coal black eyes, to see the face of the notorious snake Sannin, Orochimaru, his teacher for the time being.

"Well done, Sasuke-kun," the snake said, his 's' sounding like the hiss of a pleased snake, looking at its dinner. "You are learning things at quite a fast rate. I'm impressed with your progress. You can retire for now. "

Sasuke hid the anger on his face as he turned from Orochimaru, merely grunting like he usually did, opening the door to his room, entering it, and, then, shutting the door. He, then, smirked at the progress he had done. He has learned a lot more than what Orochimaru has seen. He knew he was starting to learn almost everything Orochimaru had known. It was almost time to begin his true mission into action, killing Orochimaru and destroying the base from the inside out, leaving everything in ruins except things Sasuke wanted to take.

The Uchiha would, then…

Sasuke looked at the picture hidden in the drawer, seeing the blond glaring in the direction of his younger self.

Uchiha Sasuke sighed as he pushed the drawer back in and landed on the bed, looking up at the plain ceiling. Sorry, Naruto… There's still one more thing I have to do before I head back to Konohagakure. The one thing that only I am capable of doing; I hope you completely understand when it comes time for me to complete the mission and depart… He sighed once again, closing his black coal eyes. I can only hope that you would understand why…

And with that, the young Uchiha fell asleep…

XXX

Uzumaki Naruto looked at the waterfall before him, a grin on his face as Tanaka and Jiraiya stood at his side. "So, I'm back here again, eh? Takigakure… How's Shibuki doing as leader?"

Tanaka chuckled at the blond shinobi's question. "Shibuki-sama is doing well, though he is still the same shy guy usually. Sometimes, he can break through that shell and become strong and confident. When you see him like that, you know something serious is going to happen."

Naruto joined in on the chuckling. "Yeah, I bet…" Naruto looked around the village to see people look, point, gawk, and talk in the direction of himself and his teacher, Jiraiya. Naruto smirked at the attention he was getting and nudged his sensei in the stomach. "Looks like we're popular, eh?"

Jiraiya let out a hardy laugh, catching Naruto's and some of the passing villagers' attention. "Well, I am the great Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku! Of course, they would look at me in awe!"

Naruto narrowed his eyes, sweat-dropped expression on his face. Oh yeah, great Jiraiya-sama, you are the greatest shinobi of all time… His thought was laced in sarcasm as he looked at the sage. "Whatever, ero-sennin…" He put his pinky finger into his ears as the old Sannin raged at his disciple for calling him a perverted hermit. Naruto merely looked not fascinated as he stared at his sensei. "Sorry, what did you say, Ero-sennin? Couldn't hear you over some petty whining of some kid."

Jiraiya fumed and turned from the Uzumaki, who grinned at hearing a chuckle from Tanaka. "You guys seem pretty lively and very familiar with each other. Well, you are sensei and student, so I should have seen that coming." The Takigakure shinobi chuckled once again, causing Naruto and even Jiraiya to hold a light smile on their faces.

"Yeah, it just seems that with all the training I've done with him over the years has begun to make a bond of sorts between us. Right, Ero-sennin?"

Jiraiya lightly smiled. "Yeah, though you remind me almost too much of your parents… It's kind of scary how much memories you bring up whenever I see you… You are definitely a mix of Minato and Kushina; there's no doubt about that at all." He sighed and looked up sadly at the cerulean sky overhead, reminding him of Naruto's and Minato's eyes. "I just wished I would have been there when the Kyuubi attacked the village… I think it would have helped stop what Minato had to do… Hell, I could have sealed it inside of you and give my life up…" Jiraiya chuckled in a sad tone as he talked. "Then, you would have at least had a father... instead of a perverted old sage like me…"

Naruto looked at his sensei. "Jiraiya-sensei…" Jiraiya looked over at Naruto, shocked the boy would suddenly say his name instead of the nickname. "I understand what you are saying, but… I know that my father had to do what he did to me for a reason… more than just saying the village… He, being a very knowledgeable man unlike me," Naruto chuckled, "had to have known that I would need the Nine Tails in order to do something, something that my father couldn't have done. You, after all, told me that my dad doesn't do things without reason."

Jiraiya sighed and smiled lightly at his student, taking a moment to ruffle the young teen's blond hair. "Yeah, you're right, gaki… Thanks for that."

Naruto smiled as they approached the tower where Shibuki was waiting for them. "No problem, Jiraiya-sensei…"

Unknown to them, they were being watched from a distance by a mint-haired girl that was hidden in the trees that looked around Naruto's age, staring at Naruto's whiskered cheeks. She smiled in some kind of excitement and wonderment, even in hesitation and hope. "I've finally found someone… someone like me…"