Re-write of the Blue-Eyed Fox. As Naruto begins his three year training period, Jiraiya invites an unexpected person along for the ride. Follow them as they embark together for three years, and try not to kill one another. Smarter/stronger Naruto. Rated M for a good reason. Darker plot. No Harem. Good Itachi/Sasuke eventually.

While exploring the Team 7 training ground, a young Naruto happens to stumble across a strangely shaped kunai embedded in a tree. Years of frustration and deciphering later, he finally cracks the fuinjutsu formula hidden along the handle to surprising and painful results. At the same time, a ghost of the Otsutsuki sets in motion a plan to end his family's eternal conflict.

The night Sasuke leaves, Naruto discovers an unconscious brunette only to find there's more to her than meets the eye. Who'd have thought investigating outside the village would lead to finding a jinchuuriki? And with cat ears? That's...different. One thing's for sure, life is about to become a whole lot more interesting. Implied NarutoxOC.

When Obito died, he expected to go to some afterlife of some sort. What he did not expect was to become a ghost and get roped into helping along his sensei's son, Uzumaki Naruto. [now non-canon]