Chapter: 2 (The return)
Disclaimer: I don't own the Naruto franchise. Again I apologize if this story turns out to be less than what you were hoping for. I'm not trying to write a great story, just a story.
A figure clad in a black kimono top, baggy black pants, and brown wajari sandals approached the gates of Konoha. He was stopped at the gate by two Chuunin guards.
"State your name and buissness." One of them said.
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki. I'm returning from a four year trip." He responded
Upon hearing his name the Chuunin were reluctant to let him in, however before they could say anything Sarutobi arrived. "Ah Naruto, It's good to see you again."
"It's good to see you again Hokage-jii!" Naruto said as he came forward and gave the man a hug.
Sarutobi couldn't help but laugh at Naruto's antics. Noticing Naruto was by himself, he then asked. "Where is Sasori?"
"He said he had other matters to attend to so he had me come here on my own." Naruto answered. "He did tell me to give you this though." He said as he handed Sarutobi a large scroll.
"I see." The Hokage said. "In the meantime you can stay at my clan compound until we can find you a more permanent residence."
"Cool!" Naruto said. "In the meantime I'm gonna have a look around the village." Before Sarutobi could say anything Naruto had Shunshin'd away.
"He learned the Shunshin?!" Sarutobi thought in amazement. "What was Sasori teaching him?"
(Later)
Naruto had just came upon a place called "Ichiraku Ramen", when he saw a thirteen-year-old girl being accosted by a couple of young boys. The girl had just slapped one of them, when they made a move to grab her. They never got the chance. As a four-armed puppet carrying four rapiers appeared and scarred the boys off. Naruto then ran over to help her. "Are you alright?" He asked.
"I'm... Okay." She answered. "Did you save me from those two?"
"Yep I did, with my puppet." Naruto answered as he made the puppet walk over to them. "This is my puppet. I call him Fencer."
"Well thank you." The girl said as she gave the boy a quick peck on the cheek. "My name's Ayame, and my dad owns the Ramen shop over there. Wanna come in and try some? It's really good."
At the mention of food Naruto had bolted into the shop.
(In Sarutobi's office)
Sarutobi had opened the scroll and read the contents inside.
Hokage-sama
I don't have much time to write this so I'll try to be quick. As you may have noticed by now Naruto has indeed made a good deal of progress. Here is a list of what he has learned.
Ninjutsu: The boy has made excellent progress in this field. This is where the absolute most progress has been made. Among the techniques He has managed to learn in addition to the Kugutsu no Jutsu are Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, Tajuu Kage Bunshshin no Jutsu, Henge no Jutsu, Kawarimi no Jutsu, Tree climbing, Water walking, Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu, Goukakyuu no Jutsu, Nawanuke no Jutsu, Shunshin no Jutsu, Kage Shuriken no Jutsu, Suikoudan no Jutsu, Suirou no Jutsu, Ayatsuito no Jutsu, Baku Suishouha, Bikou Ninjutsu, Bunshin Bakuha, Chakra Kyuuin Jutsu, Daitoppa, Doro Gaeshi, Kai, Kakuremino no Jutsu, Kanashibari no Jutsu, Kirigakure no Jutsu, Konbi Henge no Jutsu, Shinnju Zanshu no Jutsu, Shuriken Kage Busnhin no Jutsu, Soushuuha, Opening of the first two Hachimon, and finally the Hitokugutsu.
Taijutsu: Naruto has made a good deal of progress in this field. He has developed two different fighting styles. One involves using Kage Bunshins to overwhelm the enemy, the other is strictly a defence oriented style designed to be used in conjunction with his puppets.
Genjutsu: This is most likely the field in which Naruto has made the least progress. While he hasn't to my knowledge learned any notable Jutsu in this field, he can detect and dispel most Chunnin level, and some Jonnin level techniques.
Fuuinjutsu: In this particular field, Naruto has learned a great deal. He has studied extensively in the use of various seals and their different uses, and has even been working on ways to create new seals. (Don't despair. He hasn't done anything to the Kyuubi seal, Nor will he even try for a long time.) It is my firm belief that he will eventually reach, and most likely surpass his father in the use of seals.
Puppets: From day one Naruto has studied in this field. Even with the help of the Tajuu Kage Bunshin, it took him almost three months to develop the necessary chakra control to use this technique. At this pint he is skilled enough to control a single gennin level puppet with one finger. In terms of the puppets themselves, while he has designs and prototypes of several puppets, in battle he tends to relay on only a select few regular puppets, and he only uses his Hitokugutsu in certain circumstances (See below for more detail on the Hitokugutsu.)
Hitokugutsu:...
Sarutobi began reading the final entry on the letter, after a minute he dropped the scoll, uttering a simple. "Kami."
(Later)
After finishing his ramen Naruto was now walking along a seemingly rich part of town, when he saw two girls. One had short blue hair, and looked to be around his age, while the other appeared to be around three, or four, and had longer brown hair. Both had pale lavender eyes, with no pupils which Naruto recognized as the Byakugan. It appeared that the older girl was practicing some sort of fighting stance. Naruto ran over to them.
"Hi there!" He said.
The older girl seemed to stare in shock for a second before responding. "He... He... Hel... Hello." She said.
The younger girl was apparently far more outgoing. "Hi there! How are you? My name's Hanabi, and this is my sister Hinata. What's your name?" She said with a lot of childish enthusiasim.
"My name's Naruto." He answered. "So what are you two doing?" He asked.
"I- I'm practicing my Taijutsu." Hinata answered.
"I see. Well I'll see you later. Hinata-chan, and Hanabi-chan." Naruto said as he ran off leaving two flustered young girls.
(A few minutes later.)
Naruto then came along a girl practicing shuriken throwing. She had brown hair that was up in two buns. She was also not doing very well. Naruto came up to her.
"Excuse me. You're holding them wrong." Naruto explained to her. He then showed her the proper way to hold them while throwing them. The girl tried this, and noticed the improvement.
"Wow thanks a lot!" The girl exclaimed. "What's your name?"
"My names Naruto!" Naruto told her.
"I'm Tenten." The girl told him.
"Nice to meet you Tenten. I've gotta run, I'll see you later." Naruto said before running off.
(Even later)
Naruto was walking through a grassy field, when he came across two girls sitting and gossiping. One had platinum blond hair, and the other had pink hair.
"Hi there." Naruto said as he walked up to them.
"Oh hello." The pink-haired girl said. "Who are you, I haven't seen you before."
"Oh I live in this village, I just went away for a few years. My name's Naruto."
"Oh well hello Naruto." The blonde said. "My name's Ino, and this is my friend Sakura."
"It's nice to meet you." Naruto said. "I need help with something. Can either of you tell me where the Sarutobi clan compound is?" Naruto asked.
"It's on the other side of the village." Ino answered him.
"Ok thanks, I gotta run. It was nice to meet you." Naruto said as he took off.
"Hmmm." Ino hummed as she thought for a moment. "He's kinda cute."
"Yeah..." Sakura said. "But not as cute as Sasuke."
At the mention of Sasuke both girls sighed dreamily. When they noticed the other girls actions, they immediately began to growl at each other as electricity arced between their eyes.
(A little bit later.)
Naruto was walking along the a busy street in the village, when a drunk villager came at him swinging a metal pipe.
"Die demon!" The drunken man shouted. "We don't want you here!"
Naruto knew he couldn't fight back lest he give the other villagers more fodder against him. He was about to run away, when a woman with black hair and onyx eyes tackled the man to the ground. As Naruto looked at her, he couldn't help but think that she was utterly beautiful.
"Leave him alone!" The woman shouted. "He's done you no wrong."
At this point a woman ANBU with long purple hair, and a cat mask showed up. "What happend here?" She simply asked.
Another two women showed up who Naruto recognized as kunoichi. One had purple hair, and the other had dark hair as well. Both women were dressed in outfits that were revealing at best. "This villager tried to attack this young man for no reason, and this woman promptly came and stopped him." The dark-haired kunoichi explained.
"Yeah just as Kurenai, and I were about to help, she came at him like lightning." Kurenai's companion said.
"I see." The ANBU said."I will have this man taken care of." She then grabbed him, and shunshin'd away.
"Uh thanks for helping me." Naruto said to the three remaining women.
"No problem!" Kurenai's friend boasted. "Anyone here gives you trouble, just let me know, and I'll kick their asses."
Kurenai sighed. "I'm gonna go back to my place. You comming Anko?"
"Yeah sure." Anko said. "See ya later kid." As they walked off. Naruto then turned to the woman who saved him. "Thank you for helping me there's not a whole lot of people who would do that."
The woman then to Naruto's surprise gave him a hug. "Please don't worry about it Naruto." She began. "It's the very least I could do for you." She then stood up, and began to walk away. "Wait! Can you tell me your name?" Naruto asked her.
"Mikoto... Uchiha Mikoto is my name." She said before continuing to walk away. Although Naruto couldn't see it, there her beautiful onyx eyes were starting to tear up.
"Thank you Mikoto-hime!" Naruto shouted. Naruto then began to notice it was getting late. "I'd better get to the compound, luckily I can see it from here." Naruto thought as he ran towards the Sarutobi district. As he came upon the compound entrance he had one last thought on his mind.
"How did she know my name?"
Well That's the end of chapter 2 I'm sorry if you find it lacking, or if you think I made Naruto too powerful too early on. Like I've said before I'm not trying to write a great story, just a story according to my original vision. I just want to let you know that Naruto will have a very large harem. (Probably over 20 females.) I'm gonna end this with something that I will put at the end of a chapter every time I debut a new puppet in this story. A puppet profile.
Name: Fencer
Description: A humanoid puppet standing about Five feet one inches tall. It has four arms and is dressed in the garb of a typical sporting fencer.
Weapons: 4x fencing rapiers, mounted in pairs on waist, hand-carried in use, can be poisioned; 2x shuriken launcher, mounted in wrists of upper arms, can be poisoned; 2x paste bomb launcher, mounted in lower arms; detachable hands.